title: Normal hemostatic mechanisms: a review.
abstract: A review of the normal hemostatic mechanism is presented. The controversy surrounding the complicated nomenclature for the coagulation system is discussed as well as the complex chain reaction or multiplier effect involving the extrinsic and intrinsic systems. Attention is also given to the role of thrombin and the role of the liver in the clotting mechanisms.
mesh_terms: D001777:Blood Coagulation; D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors; D006487:Hemostasis; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000502:physiology; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D013917:Thrombin / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors; D013917:Thrombin