Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several compounds, originally derived from prostaglandin precursors in platelets, that stimulate aggregation of platelets and constriction of blood vessels.
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- noun organic chemistry, medicine Any of a number of
eicosanoids , related toprostaglandin , that have a role in the clotting of blood
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It also reduces the production of an inflammatory prostaglandin messenger called thromboxane A2.
Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010
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"Aspirin works by preventing the production of a molecule called thromboxane, a naturally produced chemical that causes platelets to stick together and clot.
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At appropriate doses, the drug lessens the formation of both prostaglandin and thromboxane-A but not the leukotrienes.
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It is the irreversible blockade of platelet thromboxane synthesis that results in the inhibition of platelet aggregation.
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They work by blocking the pro-inflammatory mediator thromboxane TXA-2 and not by blocking COX-1, which can result in gastric bleeding.
Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010
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It's little technical, but basically gives good reasons for why basically all women and men should take some form of fish oil: * An increased prostacyclin/thromboxane ratio induced by omega-3 FA can facilitate pregnancy in women with infertility problems by increasing uterine blood flow.
Fish Oil & Fertility GreenFertility 2006
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It's little technical, but basically gives good reasons for why basically all women and men should take some form of fish oil: * An increased prostacyclin/thromboxane ratio induced by omega-3 FA can facilitate pregnancy in women with infertility problems by increasing uterine blood flow.
Archive 2006-07-01 GreenFertility 2006
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Levels of arachidonic acid AA were higher in tumors from laboratory animals given MaxEPA, and levels of prostaglandin and thromboxane products of AA metabolism were reduced.
The New Super-Nutrition Ph.D. Richard A. Passwater 1991
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Levels of arachidonic acid AA were higher in tumors from laboratory animals given MaxEPA, and levels of prostaglandin and thromboxane products of AA metabolism were reduced.
The New Super-Nutrition Ph.D. Richard A. Passwater 1991
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The prostaglandins and their related substances, which include the so-called stable prostaglandins as well as thromboxane and prostacyclin, can therefore best be characterized as local tissue hormones.
bilby commented on the word thromboxane
Train-smash word.
January 3, 2016