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factor XIII
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Noun1.factor XIII - in the clotting of blood thrombin catalyzes factor XIII into its active form (fibrinase) which causes fibrin to form a stable clot
clotting factor, coagulation factor - any of the factors in the blood whose actions are essential for blood coagulation


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Immunoperoxidase staining also helps to differentiate dermatofibromas from hyalinizing Spitz nevi: neoplastic cells of dermatofibromas express factor XIIIa whereas tumor cells of hyalinizing Spitz nevi express S-100 protein.
a factor XIIIa substrate domain) and a bioactive factor (e.
Thomas Huff and Eric Hannappel and their colleagues at the Institute of Biochemistry, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany reported that TB4 is concentrated at the site of tissue damage through its linkage to an important blood clotting factor, known as factor XIIIa or transglutaminase, which is released by activated blood platelets.
 
 
 
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