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Heparin

Heparin (heparinum, Greek hepar – a liver) – the natural anticoagulative factor of blood formed by mast cells, which is reducing activity of thrombin, slowing down transformation of fibrinogen into fibrin and a prothrombin in thrombin; drugs of heparin are used as medicines.

 
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