A Swedish research team discovered that platelets can convert prostaglandins into previously unknown compounds, called thromboxanes, which not only encourage the platelets to stick to one another, but also cause arteries to contract (London Times).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ane — ane·ma·tize; ane·mo·gen·ic; ane·thum; ane·zeh; chlor·ane·mia; chlo·ro·ane·mia; dec·ane; di·ane; di·ox·ane; eth·ane; Gam·mex·ane; hep·ta·dec·ane; hex·ane; lep·i·do·mel·ane; leuk·ane·mia; mel·ane; mel·ane·mia; meth·ane; non·a·dec·ane;… … English syllables
box — box; box·en; box·i·ness; box·man; box·wal·lah; car·box·yl; car·box·yl·ase; car·box·yl·ic; car·box·y·meth·yl; car·box·y·pep·ti·dase; em·box; juke·box; touch·box; un·box; econ·o·box; ho·meo·box; iso·car·box·az·id; kick·box; kick·box·ing;… … English syllables
throm — an·ti·pro·throm·bic; an·ti·pro·throm·bin; an·ti·throm·bic; an·ti·throm·bin; hy·per·pro·throm·bin·emia; hy·po·pro·throm·bin·e·mia; throm·base; throm·bas·the·nia; throm·bin; throm·bo·angiitis; throm·bo·arteritis; throm·bo·blast; throm·bo·cyte;… … English syllables
thromboxane — throm·box·ane … English syllables
thromboxane-A synthase — throm·box·ane A syn·thase (throm bokґsān sinґthās) [EC 5.3.99.5] an enzyme of the isomerase class that catalyzes the conversion in platelets of prostaglandin G2 to thromboxane A2, a potent vasoconstrictor and platelet agonist. Deficient … Medical dictionary
thromboxane — throm•box•ane [[t]θrɒmˈbɒk seɪn[/t]] n. biochem. a compound, C20H32O5, formed in blood platelets, that constricts blood vessels and promotes clotting • Etymology: 1975; thromb (us) +ox + ane … From formal English to slang
thromboxane — The formal parent of the thromboxanes; prostanoic acid in which the –COOH has been reduced to –CH3 and an oxygen atom has been inserted between carbons 11 and 12. * * * throm·box·ane thräm bäk .sān n any of several substances that are produced… … Medical dictionary
