Cyclooxygenase 2 [cyklooxygenasa 2]

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Terms

COX-2
cyklooxygenáza 2
PGH syntáza 2

 

COX-2 Prostaglandin Synthase
Cyclo-Oxygenase II
Cyclooxygenase-2
PGHS-2
Prostaglandin H Synthase-2
PTGS2

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Definition

An inducibly-expressed subtype of prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase. It plays an important role in many cellular processes and INFLAMMATION. It is the target of COX2 INHIBITORS.

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CUI
M0258705
History note
2006(1996)
Public note
2006; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 was indexed under ISOENZYMES, under PEROXIDASES & PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASE 1996-2005

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