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Factor VIII  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Factor VIII of blood coagulation. Antihemophilic factor that is part of the factor VIII/von Willebrand factor complex. Factor VIII is produced in the liver and acts in the intrinsic pathway of blood coagulation. It serves as a cofactor in factor X activation and this action is markedly enhanced by small amounts of thrombin.

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Entry terms

  • 9001-27-8
  • Blood Coagulation Factor VIII
  • Blood-coagulation factor VIII, complex
  • Coagulation Factor VIII
  • Factor 8
  • Factor Eight
  • Thromboplastinogen

Pharmacological Action(s)

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  • French

  • 9001-27-8
  • Blood-coagulation factor VIII, complex
  • Facteur anti-hémophilique A
  • Facteur antihémophilique A
  • Facteur VIII de la coagulation
  • Facteur VIII de la coagulation sanguine
  • Thromboplastinogène

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-LWNTJNKQ-7

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