| Term: | blood plasma vitamin K |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| 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: | vitamin K |
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| Synonyms: | Vitamin K, vitamin K vitamer, vitamin K vitamers, vitamine K, vitamins K |
| Definition: | Any member of a group of fat-soluble 2-methyl-1,4-napthoquinones that exhibit biological activity against vitamin K deficiency. Vitamin K is required for the synthesis of prothrombin and certain other blood coagulation factors. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:28384] ( EBI ) |