Concept information
Preferred term
cyclooxygenase inhibitors
Type
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Chemical
Definition
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Compounds or agents that combine with cyclooxygenase (prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthases) and thereby prevent its substrate-enzyme combination with arachidonic acid and the formation of eicosanoids, prostaglandins, and thromboxanes.
Source: Medical Subject Headings
Type: Concept definition
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Synonyms
- prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase inhibitors
- prostaglandin synthase inhibitors
- prostaglandin synthesis antagonists
In other languages
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Spanish
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/334734
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