Final common pathway

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Tenase complex

  • "tenase complex" cleaves Factor X (TEN.....ase)
  • extrinsic form: Factor VIIa, Factor III, Ca2+ (from extrinsic pathway)
  • intrinsic form: cofactor factor VIII, factor IXA, a phospholipid, and Ca2+ (from intrinsic pathway)

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