Prothrombin Time
"Prothrombin Time" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Clotting time of PLASMA recalcified in the presence of excess TISSUE THROMBOPLASTIN. Factors measured are FIBRINOGEN; PROTHROMBIN; FACTOR V; FACTOR VII; and FACTOR X. It is used for monitoring anticoagulant therapy with COUMARINS.
| Descriptor ID |
D011517
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.225.625.115.610 E05.200.625.115.610 G09.188.680
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| Concept/Terms |
Prothrombin Time- Prothrombin Time
- Prothrombin Times
- Time, Prothrombin
- Times, Prothrombin
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