| Name: | blood plasma |
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| Definition: | Portion of organism substance that is the liquid matrix of blood. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005654] |
| Name: | blood coagulation, fibrin clot formation |
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| Definition: | A protein activation cascade that contributes to blood coagulation and consists of the cascade of enzymatic reactions initiated by physical damage to the wall of a blood vessel, leading to the formation of a formation of a fibrin clot at the site of the injury. The process also includes numerous positive and negative regulatory events. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0072378] QuickGO AmiGO |