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  1. Anticoagulant substance produced by cells of
  2. the liver, lungs, and intestines. It normally
  3. inhibits the clotting of blood by interfering
  4. with the production of thrombin, which is
  5. necessary for clot formation. Heparin
  6. obtained from animals is used medically after
  7. surgery to limit the risk of thrombosis, or
  8. following pulmonary embolism to ensure that
  9. no further clots form.
  10.