coagulation

Examples of coagulation in the following topics:

• Platelets and Coagulation Factors

  • Platelets and coagulation factors are instrumental in plugging damaged blood vessel walls and stopping blood loss.
  • The released contents of the platelets activate other platelets and also interact with other coagulation factors.
  • Coagulation factors (clotting factors) are proteins in the blood plasma that respond in a complex cascade to convert fibrinogen, a water-soluble protein present in blood serum, into fibrin, a non-water soluble protein, which strengthens the platelet plug.

• Plasma and Serum

  • Plasma is the liquid component of blood after all of the cells and platelets are removed; serum is plasma after coagulation factors have been removed.
  • The plasma also contains the coagulation factors and antibodies.
  • Serum, the plasma component of blood which lacks coagulation factors, is similar to interstitial fluid in which the correct composition of key ions acting as electrolytes is essential for normal functioning of muscles and nerves.

• The Role of Blood in the Body

  • Coagulation, which is one part of the body's self-repair mechanism (blood clotting by the platelets after an open wound in order to stop bleeding)

• Male Reproductive Anatomy

  • The solution also contains mucus, fructose (a sperm mitochondrial nutrient), a coagulating enzyme, ascorbic acid, and local-acting hormones called prostaglandins.

• Control of Homeostasis

  • There are few examples of positive feedback loops that exist in animal bodies, but one is found in the cascade of chemical reactions that result in blood clotting, or coagulation.

• Connective Tissues: Bone, Adipose, and Blood

  • Platelets participate in the stages leading up to coagulation of the blood to stop bleeding through damaged blood vessels.