"Thromboxane A2" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An unstable intermediate between the prostaglandin endoperoxides and thromboxane B2. The compound has a bicyclic oxaneoxetane structure. It is a potent inducer of platelet aggregation and causes vasoconstriction. It is the principal component of rabbit aorta contracting substance (RCS).
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D013928
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D10.251.355.255.100.825.800 D10.251.355.310.166.971.800
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| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thromboxane A2" by people in Profiles.
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The vasodilatory effects of hydralazine, nicardipine, nitroglycerin, and fenoldopam in the human umbilical artery. Anesth Analg. 2003 Feb; 96(2):539-44, table of contents.
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Xanthine oxidase-derived reactive oxygen species convert flow-induced arteriolar dilation to constriction in hyperhomocysteinemia: possible role of peroxynitrite. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2002 Jan; 22(1):28-33.
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Flow-induced constriction in arterioles of hyperhomocysteinemic rats is due to impaired nitric oxide and enhanced thromboxane A(2) mediation. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2001 Feb; 21(2):233-7.
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Endothelin and prostaglandin H(2)/thromboxane A(2) enhance myogenic constriction in hypertension by increasing Ca(2+) sensitivity of arteriolar smooth muscle. Hypertension. 2000 Nov; 36(5):856-61.
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Simultaneously increased TxA(2) activity in isolated arterioles and platelets of rats with hyperhomocysteinemia. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2000 May; 20(5):1203-8.