单词 | thromboxane |
释义 | > as lemmasthromboxane thromboxane n. Brit. , U.S. [ < thrombo- comb. form + ox- (in oxy- comb. form2) + -ane suffix2] any of a class of compounds structurally related to prostaglandins, the major member of which is synthesized in thrombocytes and promotes their aggregation.ΚΠ 1975 Nature 3 July 14/1 This new intermediate does not have a classical prostaglandin structure and has been named ‘Thromboxane’.., because it is a very potent platelet aggregating agent. Since it is the first member of a new series of compounds and contains two double bonds it was further designated ‘Thromboxane A2’: its metabolite..becomes ‘Thromboxane B2.’ 1979 Nature 6 Sept. 14/3 Because of their fish diet, Greenland Eskimos have high plasma levels of eicosapentenoic acid which is the precursor of the three series of endoperoxides—prostaglandins, thromboxane and prostacyclin. 2010 B. J. Bain Haematology xi. 221 The membrane lipid is also the source of arachidonic acid, which is converted by cyclo-oxygenase to thromboxane A2, a potent aggregant. < as lemmas |
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