How Would Removal of Calcium Ions from a Blood Sample

question 110

Multiple Choice

How would removal of calcium ions from a blood sample affect coagulation?

• A) The coagulation pathway would be lacking a required cofactor at many steps.
• B) Coagulation would be prevented.
• C) There would be no important effect because magnesium can substitute for calcium
• D) The coagulation pathway would be lacking a required cofactor at many steps and coagulation would be prevented.
• E) The coagulation pathway would be lacking a required cofactor at many steps and no important effect because magnesium can substitute for calcium.

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