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Heparin vs Urokinase - What's the difference?

heparin | urokinase |

As nouns the difference between heparin and urokinase

is that heparin is (medicine|carbohydrate) a glycosaminoglycan, originally isolated from liver cells, now made synthetically for medical use, used as an anticoagulant while urokinase is (enzyme) an enzyme, found in the urine, which converts plasminogen to plasmin, and is used in the treatment of deep vein thrombosis.

heparin

English

(wikipedia heparin)

Noun

  • (medicine, carbohydrate) A glycosaminoglycan, originally isolated from liver cells, now made synthetically for medical use, used as an anticoagulant

    • Derived terms

    * heparinize * heparinized

    urokinase

    English

    (wikipedia urokinase)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (enzyme) An enzyme, found in the urine, which converts plasminogen to plasmin, and is used in the treatment of deep vein thrombosis.