Heparin is the commonly used anticoagulant in cardiac surgery. All of the following are true about heparin EXCEPT:
Heparin is the strongest organic acid found in human beings.
It acts by activating AT-III that inhibits factor Xa and IIa.
Adverse effects of heparin are: Bleeding, Osteoporosis, Thrombocytopenia, Hypersensitivity, Alopecia.
Most commercial preparations of heparin are derived from ox lung and pig intestine.
Weakest acid found in living beings
Most commercial preparations of heparin are derived from pig intestine
Acts via antithrombin activation
Produce thrombocytopenia