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Blood clotting is ultimately due to the formation of the protein known as?
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protein does not cause blood clotting but the platelets in the blood does.
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How does coumadin inhibit blood clot formation?
Heparin inhibits the conversion of prothrombin (protein present in normal blood required for blood clotting) to thrombin (protein important for blood clotting), thus preventing formation of a thrombus (stationary blood clot).
What is the protein needed for blood clotting?
fibrinogen
What is Finbrinogen?
it is a type of protein found in blood which helps in blood clotting
What process is involved in blood processing?
protein involved in the blood clotting process are iron, blood cells, haemaglobin iron. blood cells involved are platelets, ie: thrombyocytes participate in clot formation, fibrinogrn converted into fibrin threads by 13 clotting factors
The blood clotting protein made in the liver is called what?
The blood clotting protein made in the liver is called fibrin. Along with blood coagulation (the complex blood clotting process), fibrin is involved in signal transduction, platelet activation, and protein polymerization.
What help in the formation of blood clot?
clotting factors are used by the body
In medical terms what is the 'Christmas factor'?
A blood-clotting protein
Describe How the clotting of blood occurs?
Blood contain a special type of protein called fibrinogen. It is a fibrous protein and is insoluble in aqueous medium. They are non-crystalline and are elastic in nature.This type of protein helps in blood clotting due to its elastic nature.
What is a disorder of the blood in which the blood cannot clot due to the absence of a blood clotting protein?
hemophilia
What is von Willebrand factor?
A protein found in the blood that is involved in the process of blood clotting.
What is vegetation of the heart made of?
An abnormal growth of tissue around a valve, composed of blood platlets, bacteria, and protein involved in clotting.
What do megakaryocytes do?
Megakaryocytes form Thrombocytes ( platelets) which function in the formation of blood clotting
