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Procoagulant Factors

Meaning

Procoagulant Factors are a specific group of plasma proteins, also clinically known as clotting factors, that are essential components of the coagulation cascade, the biological process responsible for forming a stable fibrin clot to prevent hemorrhage. These factors circulate in the bloodstream in an inactive zymogen form and are sequentially activated in a highly controlled manner in response to vascular injury. The precise balance between these procoagulant factors and natural anticoagulant mechanisms is critical for preventing both excessive bleeding and pathological clot formation.