Prothrombin activator

Short description: Complex of blood coagulation factors

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Prothrombin activator is a complex of a dozen blood coagulation factors that functions in catalyzing prothrombin into thrombin. Prothrombin activator is released in the body by a cascade of chemical reactions in response to damage in a blood vessel.

## References

* Guyton, Arthur; Hall, John (2006). Textbook of Medical Physiology (11th ed.). p. 459.

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