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fac·tor Va

in the clotting of blood, accelerin.
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(4,20) In normal patients, the activated protein C degrades the patient's factor Va and VIIIa, and on that basis, prolongs the PTT.
Activated protein C resistance, the factor V Leiden mutation, and a laboratory testing algorithm. (Original Articles)
Other authors have reported that aPL antibodies might inhibit PL-dependent reactivity of the activated protein C (APC) pathway, such as activation of protein C by thrombin/thrombomodulin or degradation of factor Va by activated protein C/protein S (1,23).
Acquired activated protein C resistance associated with IgG antibodies against [[beta].sub.2]-glycoprotein I and prothrombin as a strong risk factor for venous thromboembolism
Activated factor V (factor Va) is a cofactor protein in the prothrombinase complex that, together with the serine protease factor Xa, is responsible for conversion of prothrombin to the active enzyme thrombin.
Genetic polymorphisms associated with venous and arterial thrombosis; an overview. (Advances in the Science of Pathology)
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