plasminogen activity (plasmin) in plasma

Indications

• evaluation of thromboembolism
• evaluating patients with a family history of thrombophilia
• evaluating patients with ligneous conjunctivitis
  • association with homozygous plasminogen deficiency
• evaluation of fibrinolysis, in conjunction with other clinical coagulation tests
  • plasma fibrinogen
  • plasma tissue plasminogen activator-inhibitor
  • plasma D-dimer

Reference interval

• 75-140%

Methods

• chromogenic assay

Specimen

• light blue-top (citrate) tube(s)
• 1 mL of platelet-poor plasma

More general terms

• clinical coagulation test

Additional terms

• plasminogen antigen in plasma
• plasminogen; contains: plasmin heavy chain A; activation peptide; angiostatin; plasmin light chain B (PLG)