Figure 3
From: Metabolic consequences of obesity on the hypercoagulable state of polycystic ovary syndrome
Schematic illustration showing altered coagulation pathway proteins in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Cellular stimulation factors and proteins involved in blood coagulation pathways [intrinsic (top left), extrinsic (top right) and fibrinolytic system (bottom left)] are illustrated. Proteins increased in women with PCOS are indicated by upward red arrows (labelled ‘PCOS’) with the protein decreased in PCOS (prothrombin) indicated by a downward red arrow. Red dotted lines indicate the inhibitory actions of the proteins in blood coagulation pathways.
