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thromboplastin: see blood clotting blood clotting, process by which the blood coagulates to form solid masses, or clots. In minor injuries, small oval bodies called platelets, or thrombocytes, tend to collect and form plugs in blood vessel openings. ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Abnormalities of local tissue procoagulation and fibrinolysis have been described in sarcoidosis; namely, enhanced tissue factor pathway activity, increased tissue thromboplastin activity, diminished plasminogen activator activity, increased factor VII activity, decreased protein C activation, and increased thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor. A factor in the clotting of blood that forms a complex with tissue thromboplastin and calcium to activate the prothrombinase, thus acting to accelerate the conversion of prothrombin to thrombin. A factor in the clotting of blood that forms a complex with tissue thromboplastin and calcium to activate the prothrombinase, thus acting to accelerate the conversion of prothrombin to thrombin. |
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