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What is the difference between pt protrombim time and partial thromboplastin time?
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Different clotting: Factors. Prothrombin time, pt measures extrinsic pathway including factors vii, and tissue factor. Partial thromboplastin time, ptt, measures instrinsic pathway including factors xii, xi, ix and viii. Factores v and x, and prothrombin are common to both.
Answered 7/5/2012
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