thromboxane A₂

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thromboxane A₂

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antiplatelet drug
…involved in the production of thromboxane A₂ in platelets and of prostacyclin in the endothelial cells that line the heart cavities and walls of the blood vessels. Cyclooxygenase is synthesized by endothelial cells but not by platelets. The goal of NSAID therapy is to neutralize cyclooxygenase only in platelets, which…
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…involved in the production of thromboxane A₂ in platelets and of prostacyclin in the endothelial cells that line the heart cavities and walls of the blood vessels. Cyclooxygenase is synthesized by endothelial cells but not by platelets. The goal of NSAID therapy is to neutralize cyclooxygenase only in platelets, which…
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