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Fibrin is not normally present in the bloodstream because it is a part of a blood clot. To have circulating fibrin would be to have circulating blood clots, which is a medical emergency.

Within the plasma, however, is the precursor to fibrin - fibrinogen. When this is activated, such as by signalling molecules released by damaged cells lining a blood vessel, fibrinogen is cut into fibrin at that location to create a clot and stop the bleeding.

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The sticky protein threads that function in blood clotting?

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Fibrin is produced when the blood components called what start a chain reaction that produces a blood clot?

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Strands of this help blood clot?

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How fibrin forms a clot?

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What is the difference between fibrin and fibrinogen?

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