During blood clotting, a cascade of enzymatic proteins activates each other to form a fibrin clot, and the enzyme thrombin creates a positive feedback cycle by activating a protein that preceded it in the cascade, leading to further increases in thrombin.

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  Homeostasis and Feedback Loops | Anatomy and Physiology I

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