INTENDED USE AND DESCRIPTION: For use a quantitative control for the determination of human Coagulation Factor III/Tissue Factor concentrations in biological fluids. Controls are supplied lyophilized. Please refer to the lot specific certificate of analysis and Simple Plex Lyophilized Quality Control product insert for additional information
Coagulation Factor III, also known as Tissue Factor (TF), Thromboplastin, and CD142, is the primary initiator of the extrinsic coagulation pathway. It is a transmembrane protein that is consitutively expressed in subendothelial cells throughout the vasculature and is inducible on endothelial cells and monocytes. Damage to the vessel wall exposes Coagulation Factor III to circulating Factor VII, triggering the proteolytic cascade that results in fibrin clot formation. Coagulation Factor III plays an important role in thrombotic diseases, disseminated intravascular coagulation, and atherosclerosis. It also plays a role in non-hemostatic inflammation, angiogenesis, and tumor progression.
