"Factor V" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Heat- and storage-labile plasma glycoprotein which accelerates the conversion of prothrombin to thrombin in blood coagulation. Factor V accomplishes this by forming a complex with factor Xa, phospholipid, and calcium (prothrombinase complex). Deficiency of factor V leads to Owren's disease.
| Descriptor ID |
D005165
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.124.125.300 D23.119.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Factor V- Factor V
- Factor Five
- Five, Factor
- AC Globulin
- Blood Coagulation Factor V
- Factor Pi
- Proaccelerin
- Factor 5
- Coagulation Factor V
- Factor V, Coagulation
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Discussion: 'Factor V Leiden mutation' by Kjellberg et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Nov; 203(5):e1-7.