"Prothrombin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A plasma protein that is the inactive precursor of thrombin. It is converted to thrombin by a prothrombin activator complex consisting of factor Xa, factor V, phospholipid, and calcium ions. Deficiency of prothrombin leads to hypoprothrombinemia.
| Descriptor ID |
D011516
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.622.709 D12.776.124.125.800 D23.119.945
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| Concept/Terms |
Prothrombin- Prothrombin
- Factor II
- Blood Coagulation Factor II
- Differentiation Reversal Factor
- Factor, Differentiation Reversal
- Coagulation Factor II
- Factor II, Coagulation
- II, Coagulation Factor
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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