Fibrin
Fibrin: The protein that is formed during normal blood clotting and that is the essence of the clot.
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- Fibroadenoma
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Fibroblast: A type of cell found in connective tissue throughout the body that produces collagen and other proteins found in the extracellular (between cells) spaces.
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Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2: A mutation (change) in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) gene on chromosome 10 causes the best-known type of acrocephalosyndactyly, namely Apert syndrome which is characterized by abnormalities of the skull and face and the hands and feet. There is premature closure of some of the sutures of the […]