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11 years ago
Biotechnology,Microbiology n biology related topic.
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11 years ago
An anticoagulant is a medication that makes the blood less likely to clot ("thinner").  It keeps the blood from coagulating at a normal rate.

asprin and warfarin are two examples (but they work in different way and on different pathways).
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11 years ago
That depends.  Anything that chelates calcium - disodium EDTA, fluoride - will do it in vitro.  In vivo I'd go for heparin or dicumerol.
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11 years ago
an Anticoagulant is a medication which "thins" the blood.  This reduces it's ability to clot.  

Drugs such as Plavix, Coumadin, Aspirin are examples of medications with anti-coagulant properties.  

Heparin is another example.
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11 years ago
there's 2 mechanisms by which your blood clots:

1. platelet aggregation- those are the cells that clump together
2. clotting factors- those are the proteins that react to damaged endothelium and form fibrin clots.

if you inhibit either one, you can prevent blood clots. examples of anti-platelet drugs are aspirin, plavix, or dipyridamole. examples of clotting factor inhbitors are warfain, heparin, or lovenox.
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11 years ago
AN ANTICOAGULANT IS A BLOOD THINNER. E1-KEEPS BLOOD FROM CLOGGING INSIDE YOUR BODY. E2- LESSONS A PERSONS CHANCE OF HAVING A STROKE OR HEART ATTACK.
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