heparin
heparin
a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibits the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood; it (trade names Lipo-Hepin and Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis and in heart surgery [polisaharid, proizveden v bazofilcih (zlasti v pljučih in jetrih), ki zavira aktivnost trombina pri koagulaciji krvi; uporablja se kot antikoagulant pri zdravljenju tromboze in pri operacijah srca (se trži pod imenoma Lipo-Hepin in Liquaemin)]