In the final reaction of the blood clotting cascade, before the formation of a network of fibers, the soluble plasma protein

A. fibrin is converted to the insoluble protein prothrombin.
B. fibrinogen is converted to the insoluble protein fibrin.
C. thrombin is converted to the insoluble protein fibrin.
D. fibrinogen is converted to the insoluble protein thrombin.
E. prothrombin is converted to the insoluble protein thrombin.


B. fibrinogen is converted to the insoluble protein fibrin.

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