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Factor VIII of blood coagulation. Antihemophilic factor that is part of the factor VIII/von Willebrand factor complex. Factor VIII is produced in the liver and acts in the intrinsic pathway of blood coagulation. It serves as a cofactor in factor X activation and this action is markedly enhanced by small amounts of thrombin.
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- Blood Coagulation Factor VIII
- Coagulation Factor VIII
- Factor 8
- Factor Eight
- Thromboplastinogen
- F VIII-C
- Factor 8 C
- Factor VIII Clotting Antigen
- Factor VIII Coagulant Antigen
- Factor VIII Procoagulant Activity
- Factor VIIIC
- Hyate-C
- Hyatt-C
- F VIII C
- Hyate C
- HyateC
- Hyatt C
- HyattC
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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- National Library of Medicine. Factor VIII. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005169. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005169
- Factor VIII. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factor_VIII
- Factor VIII. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q410137