Heparin is the commonly used anticoagulant in cardiac surgery.All of the following are true about heparin EXCEPT:
Heparin is the strongest acid in the body. All the other statements about heparin are true. From medical pharmacology padmaja 4th edition Page no 334
Weakest acid found in living being
Most commercial preparations of heparin are derived from pig intestine
Acts antithrombin activation
Produce thrombocytopenia
Hematology