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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D006493
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Preferred Name

Heparin

Definitions
A highly acidic mucopolysaccharide formed of equal parts of sulfated D-glucosamine and D-glucuronic acid with sulfaminic bridges. The molecular weight ranges from six to twenty thousand. Heparin occurs in and is obtained from liver, lung, mast cells, etc., of vertebrates. Its function is unknown, but it is used to prevent blood clotting in vivo and vitro, in the form of many different salts.
Synonyms
Sodium Heparin
Heparin, Sodium
alpha-Heparin
alpha Heparin
Liquaemin
Heparin, Unfractionated
Heparin Sodium
Heparinic Acid
Unfractionated Heparin
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