Biomaterial Database

Editorial Comment: Factor XIII: One More Critical Factor for Hemostasis. 2015

Alisa S Wolberg, and Jerrold H Levy

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, Jerrold.levy@duke.edu.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D005176	Factor XIII	A fibrin-stabilizing plasma enzyme (TRANSGLUTAMINASES) that is activated by THROMBIN and CALCIUM to form FACTOR XIIIA. It is important for stabilizing the formation of the fibrin polymer (clot) which culminates the coagulation cascade.	Coagulation Factor XIII,Factor XIII Transamidase,Fibrin Stabilizing Factor,Fibrinase,Laki-Lorand Factor,Blood Coagulation Factor XIII,Factor 13,Factor Thirteen,Laki Lorand Factor,Factor XIII, Coagulation,Stabilizing Factor, Fibrin,Transamidase, Factor XIII,XIII, Coagulation Factor
D005177	Factor XIII Deficiency	A deficiency of blood coagulation FACTOR XIII or fibrin stabilizing factor (FSF) that prevents blood clot formation and results in a clinical hemorrhagic diathesis.	Deficiency, Factor 13,Deficiency, Factor Thirteen,Deficiency, Factor XIII,Factor 13 Deficiency,Factor Thirteen Deficiency,Deficiencies, Factor 13,Deficiencies, Factor Thirteen,Deficiencies, Factor XIII,Factor 13 Deficiencies,Factor Thirteen Deficiencies,Factor XIII Deficiencies
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000402	Airway Obstruction	Any hindrance to the passage of air into and out of the lungs.	Choking,Airway Obstructions,Obstruction, Airway,Obstructions, Airway