2007-03-05 20:11:29 · 3 answers · asked by Lai Yu Zeng 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Fibrinogen is a soluble glycoprotein that is present in the plasma (blood). The protein helps in forming the fibrous "plug" that is observed when wounded. At certain levels it is also suspected of being linked to strokes. Liver produces fibrinogen.
Platelets, on the other hand, are anuclear cells which are also involved in the clotting/plug formation process. They are produced in the bone marrow in a limited quantity.
2007-03-05 20:30:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Platelets: noncellular structures that function in blood clotting.
Blood Clotting: Platelets break upon hitting the rough area of a wound. It releases a chemical called THROMBOPLASTIN which changes prothrombin (floating in the blood) to THROMBIN. Thrombin now will react with several other chemicals and eventually cause FIBRINOGEN (found floating in the blood). into an insoluble material called FIBRIN.
2007-03-06 08:09:29 · answer #2 · answered by ATP-Man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
platelets r a type of blood cells involved in clotting of blood
fibrinogen is a chemical which also involved in this
2007-03-06 04:26:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋