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Concept information

Preferred term

cyclooxygenase inhibitors

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information 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.

Broader concept

Narrower concepts

Synonyms

  • prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase inhibitors
  • prostaglandin synthase inhibitors
  • prostaglandin synthesis antagonists

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/334734

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