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platelet-activating factor

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platelet-activating factor [¦plāt·lət ′ak·tə‚vād·iŋ ‚fak·tər]
(immunology)
A phospholipid released by leukocytes that causes aggregation of platelets and other effects, such as an increase in vascular permeability and bronchoconstriction. Abbreviated PAF.
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ABSTRACT Objective: Platelet-activating factor (PAF) is a phospholipid with multiple actions that is involved in inflammatory diseases as well as in atherogenesis.
Association of platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase gene ... by Sekuri, Cevad; Cam, F. Sirri; Tengiz, Istemihan; Ercan, Ertugrul; Bayturan, Ozgur; Berdeli, Afig / The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology (Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi)
Abstract Forty-nine methanol extracts of 37 species of Malaysian medicinal plants were investigated for their inhibitory effects on platelet-activating factor (PAF) binding to rabbit platelets, using [.
Platelet-activating factor (PAF) receptor-binding antagonist activity ... by Jantan, I.; Rafi, I.A.A.; Jalil, J. / Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology
Blocking a common signaling messenger between cells might shut down the chronic pain and inflammation that plagues millions, says Lisa Teather, a postdoctoral associate in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, who studies platelet-activating factor (PAF), a blood-clotting agent.
Blocking chronic pain and inflammation. (Research) by USA Today (Magazine)
 
 
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