Pentapharm obtains United States patent.
Pentapharm AG (Switzerland) has patented a method for detecting
disorders in the protein C system, and in particular for determining the
activated activated
a state of being more than usually active. In biological systems this is usually brought about by chemical or electrical means. Commonly said of pharmaceutical and chemical products. blood coagulation Noun 1. blood coagulation - a process in which liquid blood is changed into a semisolid mass (a blood clot)
blood clotting
clotting, coagulation, curdling - the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid factor V with increased stability with
respect to decomposition decomposition /de·com·po·si·tion/ (de-kom?pah-zish´un) the separation of compound bodies into their constituent principles.
de·com·po·si·tion
n.
1. by activated protein C. (US 6,426,192)
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