Plasminogen in an inactive form of the enzyme plasmin. When plasminogen caught in a blood clot gets converted to plasmin it begins to break down the clot. Plasmin is also helpful in removing tiny clots in tiny blood vessels that would otherwise cause some problems.
Maybe not the most amazing fact but I had to write about clot retraction today so it was on my mind.
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