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cyclooxygenase
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cyclooxygenase /cy·clo·oxy·gen·ase/ (-ok´sĭ-jen-ās) a component of prostaglandin synthase (q.v.).
Cyclooxygenase
An enzyme, found in most tissues, that helps turn some fatty acids into protaglandins.
Mentioned in: Cox-2 Inhibitors
cyclooxygenase
[si′klō·ok′səjĕnās]
an activity of the enzyme prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase.
cyclooxygenase [si″klo-ok´sĭ-jĕ-nās]
an activity of the enzyme prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase.
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Moreover, activities on 12-lipoxygenase from human platelets and cycloxygenase (COX)-1 and -2 from sheep cotyledons and seminal vesicles, respectively, have been evaluated.
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