Definition of Thromboxane

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Medical Definition of Thromboxane

1. Arachidonic acid metabolites produced by the action of thromboxane synthetase on prostaglandin cyclic endoperoxides. Thromboxane A2 (TxA2) is a potent inducer of platelet aggregation and release and although unstable, the activation of platelets leads to the further production of TxA2. Also causes arteriolar constriction. Another endoperoxide product, prostacyclin, has the opposite effects. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thromboxane

thrombospondins
thrombospondin 1
thrombostasis
thrombosthenin
thrombotic
thrombotic
thrombotic disease due to protein c deficiency
thrombotic gangrene
thrombotic hydrocephalus
thrombotic infarct
thrombotic microangiopathy
thrombotic phlegmasia
thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
thrombotonin
thromboxane (current term)
thromboxane (current term)
thromboxane-a synthase
thromboxanes
thromboxanes
thromboxane a2
thromboxane b2
thromboxane dehydrogenase
thrombozyme
thrombus
thrombus
throne
throned
thrones
throng
thronged

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