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Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor: See: Cox-2 inhibitor.
Key Terms: Cyclooxygenase, Cyclooxygenase 1. Definition Cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitors, also known as COX-2 inhibitors, are useful as pain and antiflammatory medications ...
... COX-1) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2). The prostaglandins made by the two different enzymes have slightly different effects on the body. COX-2 inhibitors are NSAIDs that ...
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The discovery of two isoforms of the cyclooxygenase enzyme, COX-1 and COX-2, and the development of COX-2-specific inhibitors as anti-inflammatories and analgesics have ...
Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors Are They Really Atherothrombotic, and If Not, Why Not?