ANTIHEMOPHILIC FACTOR
\ˌantɪhˌiːməfˈɪlɪk fˈaktə], \ˌantɪhˌiːməfˈɪlɪk fˈaktə], \ˌa_n_t_ɪ_h_ˌiː_m_ə_f_ˈɪ_l_ɪ_k f_ˈa_k_t_ə]\
Definitions of ANTIHEMOPHILIC FACTOR
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By Princeton University
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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.
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).