Definition of Cyclooxygenase-2

1. Noun. An enzyme that makes prostaglandins that cause inflammation and pain and fever. "The beneficial effects of NSAIDs result from their ability to block Cox-2"

Exact synonyms: Cox-2
Generic synonyms: Cox, Cyclooxygenase

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cyclooxygenase-2

cyclooctannulation
cyclooctatetraene
cyclooctatetraenes
cyclooctatriene
cyclooctene
cyclooctenes
cyclooctenone
cyclooctylamine
cyclooctyne
cycloolefin
cycloolefinic
cycloolefins
cyclooxegenases
cyclooxygenase
cyclooxygenase-1
cyclooxygenase-2 (current term)
cyclooxygenase inhibitor
cyclooxygenases
cyclopaedia
cyclopaedias
cyclopaedic
cyclopalladated
cyclopalladation
cyclopamine
cycloparaffin
cycloparaffins
cycloparaphenylene
cycloparaphenylenes
cyclopean

Literary usage of Cyclooxygenase-2

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Oxygen/Nitrogen Radicals and Cellular Injury edited by Kenneth B. Adler, Robert D. Devlin, Val Vallyathan (2000)
"Br J Pharmacol 121:625-634 (1997). von Knethen A, Brune B. cyclooxygenase-2: an essential regulator of NO-mediated apoptosis. FASEBJ 11:887-895 (1997). ..."

2. Building a Better Delivery System: A New Engineering/Health Care Partnership by Proctor P. Reid, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine (U.S.) (2005)
"... Permanente Federation Use of large system databases: cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors Stephen Soumerai, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Potential of ..."

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