The alpha and beta chains of fibrinogen hexamer are cleaved by thrombin to generate fibrin monomer (Ni et al. 1989). The amino terminal regions of the cleaved alpha and beta chains are released (fibrinopeptides A and B respectively).
Ni, F, Konishi, Y, Frazier, RB, Scheraga, HA, Lord, ST
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