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Human seminal plasma contains an activator of plasminogen which was chromatographically purified. The molecular weight was determined to be 67,000.
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This study was supported by grants from the Swedish Medical Research Council (No. B75-17X-4523-01).
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Åstedt, B., Bladh, B., Holmberg, L. et al. Purification of plasminogen activator(s) from human seminal plasma. Experientia 32, 148–149 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01937733
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