TY - BOOK AU - Mona Abdelrahman Talaat Ibrahim AU - Hanaa Hamed Arnaout , AU - Iman Maher Mansour , AU - Shahira Amin Zayed , TI - Protein Z gene polymorphisms and protein Z plasma levels in preeclamptic patients / PY - 2009/// CY - Cairo : PB - Mona Abdelrahman Talaat Ibrahim , KW - Polymorphisms KW - preeclampsia KW - Protein Z N1 - Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Clinical and Chemical Pathology; Issued also as CD N2 - Protein Z (PZ) is a 62 kDa vitamin K-dependant glycoprotein, synthesized by the liver . PZ has shown to possess procoagulant as well as anticoagulant properties . First PZ enhance the assembly of thrombin with phospholipids surface thus enhancing coagulation.Secondly , it is responsible for binding of PZ dependant protease inhibitor to factor Za and therefor indirectly act as a natural anticoagulant UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -