factor VIII lietuviškai

Paaiškinimas anglų kalba

• a coagulation factor (trade name Hemofil) whose absence is associated with hemophilia A
• Blood-coagulation factor VIII. 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.