"Protein C" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D011486
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.622.705 D12.776.124.650 D12.776.395.635 D23.113.700
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Protein C" by people in Profiles.
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Berkman S, Weimert NA, Taber DJ, Baillie GM, Lin A, Baliga P, Chavin KD. The use of drotrecogin alfa (activated) in solid organ transplant patients: a case series. Transpl Infect Dis. 2009 Jun; 11(3):269-76.
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Svensson AM, Waters BL, Laszik ZG, Simmons-Arnold L, Goodwin A, Beatty BG, Bovill EG. The protein C system in placental massive perivillous fibrin deposition. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis. 2004 Sep; 15(6):491-5.
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Dickson RC, Stubbs TM, Lazarchick J. Antenatal vitamin K therapy of the low-birth-weight infant. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1994 Jan; 170(1 Pt 1):85-9.