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==Coagulation physiology==
==Coagulation physiology==
[[Image:2000px-Coagulation full svg.png|right|thumb|250px|<p>'''Coagulation Cascade'''Source: Wikimedia Commons; Author: Joe D (2007)</p>]]
[[Image:2000px-Coagulation full svg.png|right|thumb|250px|<p>'''Coagulation Cascade''' Source: Wikimedia Commons; Author: Joe D (2007)</p>]]
The process of blood coagulation is a cascade system involving a series of conversions of proenzymes to active forms. The amount and speed of conversion increases at each level. The major trigger for the system is contact activation.
The process of blood coagulation is a cascade system involving a series of conversions of proenzymes to active forms. The amount and speed of conversion increases at each level. The major trigger for the system is contact activation.