Medical Definition of Labile factor
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Heat- and storage-labile plasma glycoprotein which accelerates the conversion of prothrombin to thrombin in blood coagulation. Factor v accomplishes this by forming a complex with factor xa, phospholipid, and calcium (prothrombinase complex). Deficiency of factor v leads to owren's disease.
Chemical name: Blood-coagulation factor V
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Labile Factor
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