Castration reduces platelet thromboxane A2 receptor density and aggregability

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 349-356

  Ajayi, Ade A L ^a,b   Halushka, P V ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE 125; TESTOSTERONE; THROMBIN; THROMBOXANE A2 RECEPTOR;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CASTRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRUG BINDING; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; THROMBOCYTE; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION;

EID: 18644383086     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hci054     Document Type: Article

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