contact activation pathway (intrinsic pathway)

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• contact activation — initiation of the intrinsic pathway of coagulation through interaction of factor XII with various electronegative surfaces, such as collagen fibers, skin, or sebum in vivo, or particulate silicates in vitro …   Medical dictionary

• intrinsic pathway of coagulation — a sequence of reactions leading to fibrin formation, beginning with the contact activation of factor XII, followed by the sequential activation of factors XI and IX, and resulting in the activation of factor X, which in activated form initiates… …   Medical dictionary

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• Factor XII — Coagulation factor XII (Hageman factor) Identifiers Symbols F12; HAE3; HAEX; HAF External IDs …   Wikipedia