The vitamin that is essential for liver synthesis of prothrombin and other clotting factors is

A) vitamin A.
B) vitamin B.
C) vitamin E.
D) vitamin C.
E) vitamin K.


E) vitamin K.

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In order for a sensation to become a perception,

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