Blood coagulation factor VIII (Topical Term)
- Antiglobulin factor
- Antihemophilic factor
- Factor VIII (Blood coagulation)
- Hemophilic factor A
- Platelet cofactor I
- Thromboplastinogen
- Broader heading: Blood coagulation factors
Inter. dict. med. biol. (Factor VIII. Also called antihemophilic factor, hemophilic factor A, platelet cofactor I)
MeSH browser, Mar. 10, 2006 (Factor VIII, entry terms: Antihemophilic Factor, Blood Coagulation Factor VIII, Thrompoplastinogen. Scope note: Antihemophilic factor that is part of the factor VIII/von Willibrand factor complex. Factor VIII is produced in the liver and acts in the intrinsic pathway of blood coagulation)
Wikipedia, Mar. 14, 2006 (Factor VIII is an essential clotting factor. The lack of normal FVIII causes hemophilia A, an inherited bleeding disorder. FVIII is a glycoprotein procofactor synthesized and released into the bloodstream by the liver. In the circulating blood, it is mainly bound to von Willebrand factor (vWF, also known as Factor VIII-related antigen) to form a stable complex.)