the d-dimer test detects degradation products from the breakdown of fibrin clotting proteins.
the d-dimer test detects degradation products from the breakdown of which clotting proteins?
fibrin
clotting, also called coagulation, at the wound site produces a mass of fibrin threads called a net that remains in place until the cut is healed. as a cut heals, the clotting slows down. eventually the clot is broken down and dissolved by plasmin. when the clot and fibrin net dissolve, fragments of protein are released into the body. these fragments are fibrin degradation products or fdps. if your body is unable to dissolve a clot, you may have abnormal levels of fdps. the most notable subtype of fibrin degradation products is d-dimer.
fibrin degradation product
section::::differences in structure of haemostatic proteins.





















































studies have shown that there are structural differences in some of the major blood clotting proteins in newborns and children when compared to adults. these structural differences can lead to differences in the activity of haemostatic proteins within the blood clotting system, as well as other physiological systems (e.g. immune system).





















































some examples of age-specific differences in the structure of blood clotting proteins are:
developmental haemostasis