Partial Thromboplastin Time
"Partial Thromboplastin Time" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The time required for the appearance of FIBRIN strands following the mixing of PLASMA with phospholipid platelet substitute (e.g., crude cephalins, soybean phosphatides). It is a test of the intrinsic pathway (factors VIII, IX, XI, and XII) and the common pathway (fibrinogen, prothrombin, factors V and X) of BLOOD COAGULATION. It is used as a screening test and to monitor HEPARIN therapy.
| Descriptor ID |
D010314
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.225.625.115.600 E05.200.625.115.600 G09.188.660
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| Concept/Terms |
Kaolin-Cephalin Coagulation Time- Kaolin-Cephalin Coagulation Time
- Coagulation Time, Kaolin-Cephalin
- Kaolin Cephalin Coagulation Time
- Coagulation Time, Cephalin-Kaolin
- Coagulation Time, Cephalin Kaolin
- Cephalin-Kaolin Coagulation Time
- Cephalin Kaolin Coagulation Time
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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