Chemistry of Thrombolysis: Human Fibrinolytic Enzymes.

This book comes as a welcome review by a well-known investigator in the field of thrombolysis. There is no other review of this new and important field by a single author, although several symposia are available. Furthermore, this review is more up to date than any of the symposia. Despite this it is already somewhat behind the times in the rapidly moving field of clinical investigation of thrombolytic enzymes. The lists of references found at the end of each chapter are somewhat incomplete. In general, however, this book is recommended by the reviewer to all those who wish to obtain basic knowledge of the chemistry, pharmacology, physiology, and therapeutics of the lysis of intravascular clots in the living body. There are 23 chapters covering definitions and terminology, the different endogenous and exogenous activations of the fibrinolytic system, and methods of measurement of fibrinolytic activity. Some chapters discuss new material such