What Is the Target of the Anticoagulant Mechanism of Heparin

question 46

Multiple Choice

What is the target of the anticoagulant mechanism of heparin?

• A) Thrombin inhibition
• B) Thrombin synthesis
• C) Plasmin inhibition
• D) Plasmin synthesis
• E) None of the above

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