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Abstract
Extracts of sonicated liver microsomes that are prepared from rats deficient in vitamin K or from rats given vitamin K antagonists contain a factor that liberates a thrombin-like activity when it is incubated with venom from Echis carinatus. The amount of this factor is low in control rats and in hypoprothrombinemic rats given vitamin K 1 hour before they were killed. These data indicate that this factor is a protein precursor of prothrombin, which is synthesized in the liver.Entities:
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Year: 1973 PMID: 4682251 DOI: 10.1126/science.179.4069.192
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728