Which of the following statements regarding the dissolving of blood clots is FALSE?
A. Activation of the reactions that lead to blood clotting ultimately lead to blood clot dissolution.
B. Tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) is secreted by endothelial cells.
C. Blood clots are digested by plasmin.
D. Plasminogen is an inactive precursor of the enzyme plasmin.
E. It involves aggregation of soluble fibrin fragments into fibrin.
E
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