Fibrinolytic activity of the human peritoneum.

A new method is presented to measure the content of plasminogen activator in single layers of mesothelial cells to investigate the fibrinolytic activity of the human peritoneum. The results demonstrate the synthesis of plasminogen activators in different areas of the peritoneal serosa. In the omental peritoneum, the fibrinolytic activity is significantly higher than in other parts of the peritoneum.