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Download PDFPPTXDOCXXLSXMP4ZIPJPGPNG Cascade overviewAn overview of the coagulation cascade, showing the initiation, propagation, and clot formation phases Download PDFPPTXDOCXXLSXMP4ZIPJPGPNG Clotting formation - coagulation cascadeThrombin converts fibrinogen to fibrin monomers which polymerize to form fibrin strands, Factor XIII... Download PDFPPTXDOCXXLSXMP4ZIPJPGPNG Fibrinolysis Plasminogen activators from injured endothelium convert plasminogen to plasmin which in turn breaks up the... Download PDFPPTXDOCXXLSXMP4ZIPJPGPNG Initiation - coagulation cascade Clotting is initiated by the activation of Factor VII by membrane-bound tissue factor. This leads to... Download PDFPPTXDOCXXLSXMP4ZIPJPGPNG Natural inhibitors The natural inhibitors of coagulation include tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI), activated protein C... 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