Mesh term Platelet Activating Factor
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Blood Coagulation Factors
Choline
Phospholipid Ethers
Description
A phospholipid derivative formed by PLATELETS; BASOPHILS; NEUTROPHILS; MONOCYTES; and MACROPHAGES. It is a potent platelet aggregating agent and inducer of systemic anaphylactic symptoms, including HYPOTENSION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; NEUTROPENIA; and BRONCHOCONSTRICTION.Search for this term in our Faculty Database
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