"Thromboxane-A Synthase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme found predominantly in platelet microsomes. It catalyzes the conversion of PGG(2) and PGH(2) (prostaglandin endoperoxides) to thromboxane A2. EC 5.3.99.5.
| Descriptor ID |
D013930
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.399.475.900
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| Concept/Terms |
Thromboxane-A Synthase- Thromboxane-A Synthase
- Synthase, Thromboxane-A
- Thromboxane A2 Synthetase
- A2 Synthetase, Thromboxane
- Synthetase, Thromboxane A2
- Thromboxane Synthetase
- Synthetase, Thromboxane
- Thromboxane A Synthase
- Synthase, Thromboxane A
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Prostaglandins, cyclo-oxygenase inhibitors, and thromboxane synthetase inhibitors in the pathogenesis of multiple systems organ failure. Crit Care Clin. 1989 Apr; 5(2):303-14.