A42-year-oldpatientisscheduledforsurgerythatwilllikelyrequireatransfusion.Becausethepatienthasararebloodtype,anautologousbloodtransfusionisplanned.Priortosurgery,1500mLofbloodiscollected.Thecollectiontubescontaincalciumcitratetopreventcoagulation.Whichofthefollowingisthemechanismforcitrate’santicoagulativeaction?
Activatingplasminogen
B. Chelatingcalcium
C. Blockingthrombin
D. BindingfactorXII