Article
Pro- and anticoagulant properties of factor V in pathogenesis of thrombosis and bleeding disorders.
International journal of laboratory hematology - 1 May 2016
Dahlbäck Björn
Abstract excerpt
Factor V (FV) serves an important role in the regulation of blood coagulation, having both pro- and anticoagulant properties. The circulating high molecular weight single-chain FV molecule undergoes a series of proteolytic cleavages during both activation of coagulation and during anticoagulant regulation of coagulation by activated protein C (APC). It is noteworthy that mutations in the factor V gene (F5) either...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
