ABSTRACT
What types of heparin do you know? Naturally occurring heparin
A highly sulphated glycosaminoglycan carbohydrate weighing between 3000 and 50 000 Daltons.
It is produced by basophils and mast cells.
Unfractionated heparin (UFH)Synthetic agent weighing between 5000 and 25 000 Daltons.
It binds to and potentiates the action of antithrombin III 1000-fold.
Activated antithrombin III inhibits thrombin and other serine proteases that promote blood clotting.
