Ecarin

Ecarin is an enzyme[1] that is derived from the venom of the Indian saw-scaled viper, Echis carinatus,[2] It is the primary reagent in the Ecarin clotting time test.

References

  1. Pötzsch B, Hund S, Madlener K, Unkrig C, Müller-Berghaus G (June 1997). "Monitoring of recombinant hirudin: assessment of a plasma-based ecarin clotting time assay". Thromb. Res. 86 (5): 373–83. doi:10.1016/S0049-3848(97)00082-0. PMID 9211628.
  2. ecarin at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
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