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Biological Factors > Blood Coagulation Factors > Factor VIII
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Blood Proteins > Blood Coagulation Factors > Factor VIII
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Protein Precursors > Factor VIII

Preferred term

Factor VIII  

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Entry terms

  • Blood Coagulation Factor VIII
  • Coagulation Factor VIII
  • Factor 8
  • Factor Eight
  • Thromboplastinogen

Scope note

  • Factor VIII of blood coagulation. Antihemophilic factor that is part of the factor VIII/von Willebrand factor complex. Factor VIII is produced in the liver and acts in the intrinsic pathway of blood coagulation. It serves as a cofactor in factor X activation and this action is markedly enhanced by small amounts of thrombin.

In other languages

  • hyytymistekijä VIII

    Finnish

  • Advate
  • Amofil
  • antihemofiliaglobuliini
  • faktori VIII
  • Helixate NexGen
  • hyytymisfaktori VIII
  • Kogenate Bayer
  • Octafil
  • Recombinate
  • ReFacto AF
  • tekijä VIII
  • Faktor VIII

    Swedish

  • Antihemofil faktor A
  • Hemofil M
  • Koagulationsfaktor VIII
  • Monoclate

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005169

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