Heparin: A glycosaminoglycan anticoagulant that binds to antithrombin III to form a heparin-antithrombin III complex. The complex binds to and irreversibly inactivates thrombin and other activated clotting factors IX, X, XI, and XII and prevents the transformation of fibrinogen to fibrin. (NCI)
Source: Diseases Database
Heparin : poly(glucosamine sulfate-glucuronic acid); endogenous mucopolysaccharide with antithrombin and lipotropic activities; USP injection is used as an anticoagulant.
Source: CRISP
Heparin: Anti-clotting anticoagulant medication.
Count: Heparin is listed as a: treatment for 5 conditions; alternative treatment for 0 conditions; preventive treatment for 0 conditions; research treatment for 1 conditions.
Heparin is a type of: Anticoagulants (10)
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