concerned with platelet clotting and a member of the eicosanoid family of hormones.
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Physiologically active compounds found in many organs of the body. They are formed in vivo from the prostaglandin endoperoxides and cause platelet aggregation, contraction of arteries, and other biological effects. Thromboxanes are important mediators of the actions of polyunsaturated fatty acids transformed by cyclooxygenase. ... (12 Dec 1998) ......
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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.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: throm-boks′ānz Definitions: 1. A group of compounds, included in the eicosanoids, formally based on thromboxane, but with the terminal COOH group present; biochemically related to the prostaglandins and formed from them through a series of steps involving the formation of an endoperoxide (an O-O bridge between c...
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