Heparin acts as an anticoagulant by:-
Heparin acts an anticoagulant by activating antithrombin III and thus inactivating thrombin and factor Xa. Heparin displaces lipoprotein lipase enzyme from the endothelial wall. Other glycosaminoglycans uses are: Danaparoid is an anticoagulant.
Activating antithrombin III
Inactivating antithrombin III
Activating thrombin
Activating factor Xa
Hematology