How I Teach the Coagulation Cascade

coagulation cascade  When an injury occurs these factors are activated in a step by step process called the coagulation cascade This cascade has two branches: when damage Coagulation is a complicated biological phenomenon which maintains the hemostasis Abnormalities in the genes that regulate the coagulation factors cause

Several special proteins known as coagulation factors are activated one after the other in a “cascade” effect The end result is a blood clot Coagulation Cascade The coagulation cascade is initiated when blood becomes traumatized by exposure to a foreign surface An example of this is the initiation

Interactive pathway and web resources for blood coagulation and platelet activation Critical for homeostasis and thrombosis in Secondary Hemostasis: This is the reinforcement phase, taking over from platelets within a few minutes A complex cascade of proteins called coagulation factors