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Protein C  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

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.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-P1KJS736-9

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