heparin sodium
The sodium salt form of heparin. As a glycosaminoglycan anticoagulant, heparin sodium binds to antithrombin III to form a heparin-antithrombin III complex. The complex binds to and irreversibly inactivates thrombin and other activated clotting factors IX, X, XI, and XII and prevents the transformation of fibrinogen to fibrin.
| Synonym: | sodium heparin |
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| US brand name: | Hep-Lock Lipo-Hepin |
| NSC code: | 145954 |