MeSH definition : A phospholipid from the platelet membrane that contributes to the blood clotting cascade
by forming a phospholipid-protein complex (THROMBOPLASTIN) which serves as a cofactor
with FACTOR VIIA to activate FACTOR X in the extrinsic pathway of BLOOD COAGULATION.;
A phospholipid from the platelet membrane that contributes to the blood clotting cascade
by forming a phospholipid-protein complex (THROMBOPLASTIN) which serves as a cofactor
with FACTOR VIIA to activate FACTOR X in the extrinsic pathway of BLOOD COAGULATION.