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BLOOD COAGULATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A process in which liquid blood is changed into a semisolid mass (a blood clot)
Synonyms:
blood clotting; blood coagulation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("blood coagulation" is a kind of...):
clotting; coagulation; curdling (the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid)
Context examples:
Platelet Activation involves initiation of a set of stimulated platelet activities involved in aggregation of platelets and fibrin during blood coagulation.
(Platelet Activation, NCI Thesaurus)
Platelet glycoprotein 4 (472 aa, 53 kD) is a cell adhesion process protein that is encoded by the human CD36 gene and has roles in blood coagulation and cell adhesion.
(Platelet Glycoprotein 4, NCI Thesaurus)
This gene plays a role in blood coagulation and the regulation of monocyte/macrophage functions.
(PLAU Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
This gene is involved in blood coagulation, cell migration and tissue remodeling.
(PLAT Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
The vitamins K are essential for blood coagulation as it is necessary for the hepatic synthesis of the coagulation factors II, VII, IX, and X; deficiency results in a bleeding diathesis.
(Phytonadione, NCI Thesaurus)
This protein plays a role in the modulation of vascular smooth muscle relaxation, VEGF-induced angiogenesis and blood coagulation.
(Nitric Oxide Synthase, Endothelial, NCI Thesaurus)
This NSAID does not inhibit COX-1 at therapeutic concentrations and, therefore, does not interfere with blood coagulation.
(Parecoxib, NCI Thesaurus)
This gene plays a role in platelet aggregation and promotes blood coagulation.
(PF4 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
This project focuses on capillary-based paper microfluidics to fill the need for ultra-low-cost blood coagulation diagnostics.
(Engineers create a simple test that can measure stress, National Science Foundation)
Furthermore, desmopressin stimulates the release of factor VIII from endothelial cells mediated through V1a receptor, thereby promotes blood coagulation.
(Desmopressin, NCI Thesaurus)
