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the liver synthesizes all the clotting factors, and requires vitamin K to activate factors II, VII, IX and X. Reduced plasma concentration of coagulation factors occurs in liver damage, which is easily recognized by prolongation of prothrombin time, which depends on factors I, II, V, VII and X.

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