accelerinn.
/əkˈsɛlərɪn/, /akˈsɛlərɪn/, U.S. /əkˈsɛlər(ə)n/ Physiology.
The activated form of clotting factor V (factor Va), a glycoprotein which participates in the conversion of prothrombin to thrombin.Accelerin was originally thought to be a distinct clotting factor (factor VI).
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1950 T. Astrup in Adv. in Enzymol. 10 28 To avoid confusion, the present author..may be excused for taking the opportunity to propose accelerin as a name for the new active factor.
1959 Science 13 Feb. 389/3 Optimal quantities..were added to such plasma immediately before the test, as sources of platelet prothromboplastic-factor-like activity and of accelerin.
1996 Human Reprod. 11 280 Due to a new test procedure (accelerin inactivation test), the diagnosis was possible even under anticoagulation treatment.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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