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Protein C
Medical Definition: | A vitamin-K dependent zymogen present in the blood, which, upon activation by thrombin and thrombomodulin exerts anticoagulant properties by inactivating factors Va and VIIIa at the rate-limiting steps of thrombin formation. |
Previously Indexed: | Blood Proteins (1966-1986),Glycoproteins (1966-1986) |
Protein C Medical Definitions and Terms
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