Prekallikrein |
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| Kallikreinogen; Plasma Prokallikrein A; Factor, Fletcher; Prokallikrein A, Plasma; Prokallikrein, Plasma | |
| A plasma protein which is the precursor of kallikrein. Plasma that is deficient in prekallikrein has been found to be abnormal in thromboplastin formation, kinin generation, evolution of a permeability globulin, and plasmin formation. The absence of prekallikrein in plasma leads to Fletcher factor deficiency, a congenital disease. | |