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Enzyme causing lysis of fibrin during fibrinolysis is

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Fibrinogen
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Plasmin
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Thrombin
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VIII Platelet factor
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Solution

The correct option is A Plasmin

Fibrinolysis is a process that prevents blood clots from growing and becoming problematic. This process has two types: primary fibrinolysis and secondary fibrinolysis. The primary type is a normal body process, whereas secondary fibrinolysis is the breakdown of clots due to a medicine, a medical disorder, or some other causes. In fibrinolysis, a fibrin clot, the product of coagulation, is broken down. Its main enzyme plasmin cuts the fibrin mesh at various places, leading to the production of circulating fragments that are cleared by other proteases or by the kidney and liver. Hence Enzyme causing lysis of fibrin during fibrinolysis is plasmin.

So, the correct answer is 'Plasmin'.


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