Oxalates and citrates are used as anticoagulants in stored blood because they

Oxalates and citrates are used as anticoagulants in stored blood because they

Q. Oxalates and citrates are used as anticoagulants in stored blood because they:

A.            Chelate calcium ions

B.            Act as competitive inhibitors of vitamin K

C.            Potentiate anti-thrombin III

D.            Activate heparin

Answer: Chelate calcium ions

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