(from the article `heparin`) The biological activity of heparin depends on the presence of antithrombin III, a substance in blood plasma that binds and deactivates serum clotting ... ...extent, of other blood proteins called globulins—keeps the fluid within the blood vessels. Albumin also acts as a carrier for two materials ... ...
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<haematology> Antithrombin III is a protein which stimulates the removal of blood clots in the bloodstream. ... Small blood clots form normally within the bloodstream, but are normally dissolved via the bodys antithrombin III. ... Conditions that may have an associated low value of antithrombin III include: liver disease and DIC. Normal value...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a plasma α
2-globulin process that inhibits thrombin and has anticoagulant activities. Deficiency [MIM*107300] is commonly inherited as an autosomal dominant trait, caused by mutation in antithrombin III gene (AT
3) or chromosome 1q; this is one of the few known mendelizing dis...
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