- prothrombin factor
- Vitamin n K
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Prothrombin — is a coagulation (clotting) factor. It is needed for the normal clotting of blood. There is a cascade of biochemical events that leads to the formation of the final clot. In this cascade, prothrombin is a precursor to thrombin. Because… … Medical dictionary
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factor II — prothrombin: a plasma protein that is converted to the active form thrombin (factor IIa) by cleavage by activated factor X (Xa) in the common pathway of coagulation; thrombin then cleaves fibrinogen to its active form fibrin. Deficiency of the… … Medical dictionary
prothrombin — [prōthräm′bin] n. [ PRO 1 + THROMBIN] a factor in the blood plasma that combines with calcium to form thrombin during blood clotting: it is a precursor of thrombin and is synthesized by the liver in the presence of vitamin K … English World dictionary
Prothrombin time — The prothrombin time (PT) and its derived measures of prothrombin ratio (PR) and international normalized ratio (INR) are measures of the extrinsic pathway of coagulation. They are used to determine the clotting tendency of blood, in the measure… … Wikipedia
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factor — 1. One of the contributing causes in any action. 2. One of the components that by multiplication makes up a number or expression. 3. SYN: gene. 4. A vitamin or other essential element. 5. An event, characteristic, or other definable entity that … Medical dictionary
prothrombin — /proh throm bin/, n. Biochem. a plasma protein involved in blood coagulation that on activation by factors in the plasma is converted to thrombin. Also called thrombogen. [1895 1900; PRO 1 + THROMBIN] * * * Carbohydrate protein compound in plasma … Universalium
Prothrombin time — A clotting test, the prothrombin time is done to test the integrity of part of the clotting scheme. The prothrombin time is commonly used as a method of monitoring the accuracy of blood thinning treatment (anticoagulation) with COUMADIN.… … Medical dictionary
Prothrombin — Thrombin Oberflächenmodell nach PDB … Deutsch Wikipedia
