The Drug Heparin Acts in Hemostasis by Which Processes

question 31

Multiple Choice

The drug heparin acts in hemostasis by which processes?

• A)Inhibiting thrombin and antithrombin III (AT-III)
• B)Preventing the conversion of prothrombin to thrombin
• C)Shortening the fibrin strands to retract the blood clot
• D)Degrading the fibrin within blood clots

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