Enzyme
factor vii
Brand Names:
Kcentra
Effect:
Increased Coagulation Activity
May Treat:
Factor VII Deficiency;
Hemophilia A;
Hemophilia B;
Thrombasthenia
Definitions related to factor vii:
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Heat- and storage-stable plasma protein that is activated by tissue thromboplastin to form factor VIIa in the extrinsic pathway of blood coagulation. The activated form then catalyzes the activation of factor X to factor Xa.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Blood coagulation is a series of reactions in which plasma zymogens are converted into active enzymes. The final event of these reactions is the formation of an insoluble fibrin clot.WebMD, 2019
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