LP16485-2
Protein C
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Descriptions
A vitamin-K dependent zymogen present in the blood, which, upon activation by thrombin and thrombomodulin exerts anticoagulant properties by inactivating factors Va and VIIIa at the rate-limiting steps of thrombin formation. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006
Protein C is a vitamin K dependant protease found in the plasma. When activated by thrombin and thrombomodulin protein C proteolytically inactivates factors V and VIII and as such is a powerful anticoagulant. Source: Regenstrief Institute
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Protein C
- Part Display Name
- Protein C
- Part Type
- Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
- Created On
- 2000-05-04
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- Prot C
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 蛋白 C Synonyms: C 蛋白; |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Protéine C |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Proteiin C |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Proteína C |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Proteina C |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Protein C |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Протеин C Synonyms: Белок C |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | proteïne C |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Protéine C |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Protéine C |
| pl-PL | Polish (Poland) | Białko C |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Πρωτεΐνη C Synonyms: Πρωτεΐνη C |
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