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Activation of the intrinsic pathway causes a blood sample to clot in a test tube. Whats...

Activation of the intrinsic pathway causes a blood sample to clot in a test tube. Whats one way to prevent a blood sample from clotting?
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a blood sample removed from the body and held in glass tube it clots with in 6 minutes, if blood collected in siliconized containers blood does not clot for 1 hour or more.silicone prevents contact activation of platelets and factors 12, the two principal factors that initiate the intrinsic clotting mechanism.in intrinsic initiates clotting in vitro also activates plasmin .these are prevented by silicone tubes

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