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Preferred term

Cyclooxygenase 2  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

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.

Entry terms

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

In other languages

  • French

  • COX-2
  • COX-2 prostaglandin synthase
  • COX2
  • Cyclo-oxygénase II
  • Cyclo-oxygénase-2
  • Cyclooxygénase-2
  • PGH-synthase COX-2
  • PGHS-2
  • Prostaglandin synthase COX-2
  • Prostaglandine H synthase-2
  • PTGS2

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-VMML9J70-R

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