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factor VII  proconvertin: a coagulation factor that is heat- and storage-stable and participates in the extrinsic pathway of coagulation. It is activated by contact with calcium, and in concert with factor III it activates factor X. Deficiency of this factor, which may be hereditary (autosomal recessive) or acquired (associated with vitamin K deficiency), results in a hemorrhagic tendency. Called also serum prothrombin conversion accelerator and stable factor.




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