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Blood 293

A. Fibrinolysis

Plasminogen
Plasminogen Tissue
activator plasminogen
3.4.21.73 activator
3.4.21.68

Plasmin Soluble
Fibrin 3.4.21.7 proteins
thrombus
Inactive plasmin α -antiplasmin
2

B. Blood groups: the AB0 system

Blood group A B AB 0

Genotypes AA and A0 BB and B0 AB 00

A A B B A A B H H H
Antigens A A A B B B B H H H
B
A B B H H
A A B B A A H
Antibodies anti-B anti-A anti-A
in blood anti-B

Frequency in 40% 16% 4% 40%
central Europe

Erythrocyte Oligosaccharide GP Glycoprotein with oligosaccharide
N-acetyl-D-glucosamine
Glyco-
lipid D-Galactose
Membrane D-Fucose
protein
GP N-acetyl-D-galactosamine

1 Fucosyltransferase 2.4.1.69/152

GDP 2 N-acetyl-galactosaminyl
transferase 2.4.1.40
3 Galactosyltransferase 2.4.1.37
1

GDP

GP UDP UDP GP UDP UDP GP

3 2

B antigen H antigen (blood group 0) A antigen

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