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hirudin

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hirudin /hi·ru·din/ (hĭ-rldbomacd´in) the active principle of the buccal secretion of leeches; it prevents coagulation by acting as an antithrombin.
hir·u·din (h-rdn, hîr-dn, -y-)
n.
A substance extracted from the salivary glands of leeches and used as an anticoagulant.
hirudin
the active principle of the buccal secretion of leeches; it prevents clotting of the blood.
hirudin
Hematology The most potent known inhibitor of thrombin, produced by the medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis


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The problem arose in connection with a study of the ability of anhydrothrombin (AT), a derivative of the enzyme thrombin (T), to compete with thrombin for the binding of a potent thrombin inhibitor hirudin (H).
Mathematics and measurement by Rust, Bert W. / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
He predicts that hirudin may prove "a real miracle" in the treatment of clots that can shut off the heart's blood supply and thus trigger heart attacks.
Bloodsuckers reconsidered: leech saliva inspires a medical quest by Fackelmann, Kathy A. / Science News
One is called hirudin, which keeps blood from clotting.
Gross medicine by Bregman, Mark / Science World
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