Thermo Scientific Chemicals Fibrinogen, Bovine

Description

• A soluble plasma glycoprotein, produced by the liver, that is converted by thrombin into fibrin during the blood coagulation process
• Fibrinogen is a natural blood protein involved in the coagulation process
• It is used instead of traditional sources of fibrinogen such as the blood products, fresh frozen plasma and cryoprecipitate
• It helps in blood clot formation
• This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio
• Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand
• The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals
• General Description • Fibrinogen exists in blood as a dimer of three bonded, non-identical chains, FGA, FGG, and FGB • Fibrinogen is cleaved by thrombin to form fibrin, the most abundant component of blood clots Application • Fibrinogen can be used in a laboratory setting to form polymer hydrogels, particularly for use as a tissue scaffold • Fibrinogen may be useful in the research of neurodegeneration and brain injury; some evidence shows that it has a signaling role in neural progenitor cells