Mechanism of Blood coagulation; Anticoagulants and procoagulants

The process of coagulation is a cascade of enzyme-catalyzed reactions that involves activation, adhesion, and aggregation of platelets, as well as deposition and maturation of fibrin. The blood coagulation cascade is initiated through either the extrinsic or intrinsic pathway. Both pathways result in the production of factor X, an enzyme that marks the beginning of the common pathway of coagulation, which culminates in the stabilization of a fibrin clot. The three main steps of the blood coagulation cascade are as follows:

Formation of prothrombin activator
Conversion of prothrombin to thrombin
Conversion of fibrinogen into fibrin

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