Protein present in blood, which in the presence of active thrombin gets converted into thin thread like structures that form a mesh.

Fibrin

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Fibrinogen

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Prothrombin

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Thromboplastin

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Solution

The correct option is B
Fibrinogen

Fibrinogen is a protein that is soluble in blood, and which gets converted in the presence of active thrombin, calcium ions and other plasma factors, into fibrin which is an insoluble chemical that forms a mesh on the wound.

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