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Coagulation factor V: an old star shines again.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 Jul 1997
Rosing J, Tans G
Abstract excerpt
Blood coagulation factor V plays an important role in the regulation of thrombin formation. Activation of factor V by traces of activated coagulation factors (thrombin, factor Xa or meizothrombin) yields factor Va, the non-enzymatic cofactor of the prothrombinase complex. Since factor Va accelerates prothrombin activation under physiological conditions more than 10(4)-fold it is not surprising that...
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