Abstract
This article describes the hemostatic process following vascular injury, which involves an integrated response of the blood vessel wall, blood platelets, and plasma blood clotting factors, and the way in which these processes relate to one another. A number of diagrams are presented that diagram the component processes.
MeSH terms
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Blood Coagulation Factors / physiology*
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Blood Coagulation*
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Blood Platelets / physiology*
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Blood Vessels / injuries
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Calcium / physiology
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Endothelium / cytology
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Enzyme Activation
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Factor V / physiology
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Factor X / physiology
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Factor Xa*
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Glycoproteins / physiology
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Humans
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Kininogens / physiology
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Peptide Hydrolases / metabolism
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Prekallikrein / physiology
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Protein S
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Vitamin K / physiology
Substances
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Blood Coagulation Factors
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Glycoproteins
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Kininogens
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Protein S
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prothrombinase complex
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Vitamin K
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Factor V
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Factor X
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Prekallikrein
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Peptide Hydrolases
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Factor Xa
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Calcium