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Heparin, the natural anticoagulant contained in basophil and mast cell granules. It inhibits thrombin by enhancing the activity of antithrombin III. Heparin also inhibits the intrinsic pathway.

antithrombin III and protein c inhibit the activity of other intrinsic pathway procoagulants.

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