Fibrinolysis is mediated by:
a. heparin.
b. fibrinogen.
c. plasmin.
d. albumin.
ANS: C
Plasmin is an enzyme that promotes fibrinolysis by degrading fibrin and fibrinogen into fibrin degradation products. Neither heparin, fibrinogen, nor albumin plays this role in the process of fibrinolysis.
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