Definitions
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- noun an enzyme that makes prostaglandins that cause inflammation and pain and fever
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Examples
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It found that ginger, like the NSAID's, inhibits the enzymes cyclooxygenase-1 and cyclooxygenase-2.
Ginger's Health Benefits: Fighting Pain, Inflammation, Arthritis 2011
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It inhibits the function of cyclooxygenase-2 COX-2, an enzyme tied to inflammation.
Fat is Not Your Fate Susan Mitchell Ph.D. 2005
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It inhibits the function of cyclooxygenase-2 COX-2, an enzyme tied to inflammation.
Fat is Not Your Fate Susan Mitchell Ph.D. 2005
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Comparative analysis of clinicopathological correlations of cyclooxygenase-2 expression in resectable pancreatic cancer.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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Comparative analysis of clinicopathological correlations of cyclooxygenase-2 expression in resectable pancreatic cancer.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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The researchers focused on an enzyme known as cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), which is involved in a variety of physiologic functions, from regulating blood pressure to controlling inflammation and contracting muscles.
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A research team from Czech Republic immunohistochemically examined the expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma using monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies to validate the potential usefulness of this marker in predictive oncology.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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A research team from Czech Republic immunohistochemically examined the expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma using monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies to validate the potential usefulness of this marker in predictive oncology.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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Comparative analysis of clinicopathological correlations of cyclooxygenase-2 expression in resectable pancreatic cancer.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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STUDY DESIGN: To investigate postoperative analgesia in FESS, a prospective randomized, double-blinded comparison of hydrocodone/acetaminophen 7.5/750 mg (an opioidderivative) with rofecoxib 50 mg (a cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor) was performed.
Netvouz - new bookmarks Ancient 2010
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