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A fibrin-stabilizing plasma enzyme (TRANSGLUTAMINASES) that is activated by THROMBIN and CALCIUM to form FACTOR XIIIA. It is important for stabilizing the formation of the fibrin polymer (clot) which culminates the coagulation cascade.
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- Blood Coagulation Factor XIII
- Coagulation Factor XIII
- Factor 13
- Factor Thirteen
- Factor XIII Transamidase
- Fibrin Stabilizing Factor
- Fibrinase
- Laki Lorand Factor
- Laki-Lorand Factor
- Factor XIII, Coagulation
- Stabilizing Factor, Fibrin
- Transamidase, Factor XIII
- XIII, Coagulation Factor
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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activated form use FACTOR XIIIA
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History Note
1970(1964); for FACTOR XIII TRANSAMIDASE see TRANSGLUTAMINASES (1990-2001)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Factor XIII. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005176. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005176
- Factor XIII. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factor_XIII
- Factor XIII. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q423712