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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.

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Should blood in red blood tubes clot before spinning blood for lab test?

No, blood in red blood tubes should not clot before spinning for lab tests. The anticoagulant present in the tube is meant to prevent clotting so that the blood remains in a liquid state for accurate testing. If clotting occurs, it may affect the test results.


How long does complete blood clotting take?

In clinical laboratory science it is common to wait 20-30 minutes for whole blood to clot totally in order to produce serum. The exact time depends on the container and the condition of the human subject.


What is the mineral necessary for chemical clotting?

Calcium is the mineral necessary for chemical clotting. It plays a crucial role in the blood clotting process by enabling the activation of various clotting factors and facilitating the formation of a stable blood clot.


Do white blood cells initiate the clotting process?

No, white blood cells do not initiate the clotting process. Clotting is primarily initiated by platelets and clotting factors in the blood. White blood cells play a role in the immune response to infection and inflammation.


Elements that play a part in blood clotting include platyelets?

Platelets are small cell fragments that play a crucial role in blood clotting by forming a plug at the site of injury. They release chemicals that activate clotting factors and help seal off the damaged blood vessel to prevent excessive bleeding. Platelets work together with other components of the blood clotting cascade, such as clotting factors, to form a stable blood clot.

Related Questions

Clotting begins when a what occurs in a blood vessel wall?

break


Which is best suited to the clotting process that occurs when blood vessels are ruptured?

Platelets


What is the final result of the clotting process?

Blood clotting is also known as coagulation. On average, it occurs within 3 to 6 minutes of a blood vessel being damaged. There are two main ways for blood clotting to occur: the intrinsic pathway, and the rapid extrinsic pathway. Whichever pathway occurs the final result is always that blood plasma turns into a gel as a result of being combined with fibrin, and this forms a blood clot.


What are the Buffering effect of blood plasma?

This occurs because there is no clotting factor or blood cell in the serum. The blood serum would only contain the blood plasma.


The extrinsic pathway of blood clotting occurs much quicker than the intrinsic pathway true or false?

True. The extrinsic pathway of blood clotting is triggered by external factors and occurs more quickly than the intrinsic pathway, which is initiated by internal factors.


What chemical constricts blood vessels until clotting occurs?

antidepressants and smoking


How does blood clot in test tubes because of the glass?

Blood clotting in test tubes due to glass occurs when the glass surface activates clotting factors present in the blood. The glass can cause physical trauma to the blood cells, triggering the clotting process. This can lead to ex vivo clot formation in blood samples collected in glass test tubes.


What are platelets and what do they have to with heart problem?

Platelets are a component of blood which are involved in blood clotting which stops bleeding and stops infection. However, if clotting occurs during the normal circulation of the blood, the clot might lodge in some blood vessel, cutting of the blood supply to vital organs, such as the heart.


What blood cell helps is blood clotting?

Platelets help with blood clotting


What component of blood is responsible for clotting blood?

The chief plasma component to the clotting of blood is the platelet. The additional components include blood clotting factors.


What occurs when clotting in the vessels occurs in large arteries?

If this clotting occurs in the larger arteries, it results in major tissue damage.


What is lupus ANTICUAGULATE?

Lupus anticoagulant is a blood clotting disorder that occurs in some lupus patients. Lupus anticoagulant causes blood clots. It is treated with blood thinners.