| Descriptor English: | Prothrombin | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | Protrombina 
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Protrombina | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Prothrombine | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | Blood Coagulation Factor II Coagulation Factor II Differentiation Reversal Factor Factor II Factor II, Coagulation Factor, Differentiation Reversal II, Coagulation Factor | ||||||
| Tree number(s): | D08.622.709 D12.776.124.125.800 D12.776.811.243.709 D23.119.945 | ||||||
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011516 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A plasma protein that is the inactive precursor of thrombin. It is converted to thrombin by a prothrombin activator complex consisting of factor Xa, factor V, phospholipid, and calcium ions. Deficiency of prothrombin leads to hypoprothrombinemia. | ||||||
| Annotation: | a blood coag factor; an enzyme precursor | ||||||
| Allowable Qualifiers: | AA                                                            analogs & derivatives AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects AG agonists AI antagonists & inhibitors AN analysis BI biosynthesis CF cerebrospinal fluid CH chemistry CL classification CS chemical synthesis DE drug effects EC economics GE genetics HI history IM immunology IP isolation & purification ME metabolism PD pharmacology PH physiology PK pharmacokinetics PO poisoning RE radiation effects SD supply & distribution ST standards TO toxicity TU therapeutic use UL ultrastructure UR urine | ||||||
| Entry Combination: | deficiency:Hypoprothrombinemias | ||||||
| Registry Number: | 9001-26-7 | ||||||
| CAS Type 1 Name: | Blood-coagulation factor II | ||||||
| Related: | Coagulants
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| DeCS ID: | 22270 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D011516 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2005/06/30 | 
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                | Concept UI | M0017904 | 
| Scope note | A plasma protein that is the inactive precursor of thrombin. It is converted to thrombin by a prothrombin activator complex consisting of factor Xa, factor V, phospholipid, and calcium ions. Deficiency of prothrombin leads to hypoprothrombinemia. | 
| Preferred term | Prothrombin | 
| Entry term(s) | Blood Coagulation Factor II Coagulation Factor II Differentiation Reversal Factor Factor II Factor II, Coagulation Factor, Differentiation Reversal II, Coagulation Factor | 
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