Agents
Thrombolysis suggests the use of thrombolytic drugs, which are either derived from Streptococcus species, or, more recently, using recombinant biotechnology whereby tPA is manufactured by bacteria, resulting in a recombinant tissue plasminogen activator or rtPA.
Some commonly used thrombolytics are:
- streptokinase
- urokinase
- Recombinant tissue plasminogen activators
- alteplase (rtPA)
- reteplase
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