Blood coagulation factor VIII
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found: Inter. dict. med. biol.(Factor VIII. Also called antihemophilic factor, hemophilic factor A, platelet cofactor I)
found: MeSH browser, Mar. 10, 2006 (Factor VIII, entry terms: Antihemophilic Factor, Blood Coagulation Factor VIII, Thrompoplastinogen. Scope note: Antihemophilic factor that is part of the factor VIII/von Willibrand factor complex. Factor VIII is produced in the liver and acts in the intrinsic pathway of blood coagulation)
found: Wikipedia, Mar. 14, 2006 (Factor VIII is an essential clotting factor. The lack of normal FVIII causes hemophilia A, an inherited bleeding disorder. FVIII is a glycoprotein procofactor synthesized and released into the bloodstream by the liver. In the circulating blood, it is mainly bound to von Willebrand factor (vWF, also known as Factor VIII-related antigen) to form a stable complex.)
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2006-02-24: new
2006-04-06: revised
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