warfarin

Definizioni

1. anticoagulante sintetico a base di cumarina
2. derivato sintetico cristallino della cumarina, che si usa in medicina per bloccare la coagulazione del sangue, ma anche per uccidere roditori infestanti

Equivalenti

Esempi

“In the case of pathological hypercoagulative conditions such as thrombosis and embolism, 4-hydroxycoumarin based oral anticoagulants, including warfarin as a well-known example, are administered to block the enzymatic function of VKORC1, effectively diminishing turnover of the vitamin K cycle.”

Livello QCER