Protein C

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Protein C is a "vitamin-K dependent zymogen present in the blood, which, upon activation by thrombin and thrombomodulin exerts anticoagulant properties by inactivating factors Va and VIIIa at the rate-limiting steps of thrombin formation."[1]

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  1. ↑ Anonymous, (2009) Protein C (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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