All of the following proteins are synthesized by the liver EXCEPT:: (A) Haptoglobin, (B) Antithrombin-III, (C) Von wilebrand factor, (D) Hemopexin
Answer is C. Ans. C Von Wilebrand factorRef: Ganongy 25th ed. pg. 563Von wilebrand factor is synthesized by endothelial cells.HaptoglobinBinds and transports free hemoglobin in blood released after intravascular hemolysisAnti-thrombin IIIProtease inhibitor of intrinsic coagulation systemHemopexinBinds to porphyrins particularly for heme recycling.