Translations:Gerinnungssystem/10/en

Coagulation cascade

Like primary hemostasis, the actual coagulation process is triggered by vascular and tissue injury and activated by two different pathways:

• exogenous or extravascular pathway (extrinsic system) - in tissue injury, rapid response.
• endogenous or intravascular pathway (intrinsic system) - in case of injury in the vessel itself, for example endothelial changes (inflammations, arteriosclerosis), slow response