"Factor X" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Storage-stable glycoprotein blood coagulation factor that can be activated to factor Xa by both the intrinsic and extrinsic pathways. A deficiency of factor X, sometimes called Stuart-Prower factor deficiency, may lead to a systemic coagulation disorder.
| Descriptor ID |
D005170
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.124.125.400 D23.119.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Factor X- Factor X
- Coagulation Factor X
- Factor X, Coagulation
- X, Coagulation Factor
- Blood Coagulation Factor X
- Stuart Prower Factor
- Stuart-Prower Factor
- Autoprothrombin III
- Stuart Factor
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