"Factor XIII" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A fibrin-stabilizing plasma enzyme (TRANSGLUTAMINASES) that is activated by THROMBIN and CALCIUM to form FACTOR XIIIA. It is important for stabilizing the formation of the fibrin polymer (clot) which culminates the coagulation cascade.
| Descriptor ID |
D005176
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.124.125.475 D23.119.475
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| Concept/Terms |
Factor XIII- Factor XIII
- Factor Thirteen
- Coagulation Factor XIII
- Factor XIII, Coagulation
- XIII, Coagulation Factor
- Factor XIII Transamidase
- Transamidase, Factor XIII
- Fibrinase
- Laki Lorand Factor
- Laki-Lorand Factor
- Blood Coagulation Factor XIII
- Factor 13
- Fibrin Stabilizing Factor
- Stabilizing Factor, Fibrin
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