Title : Role of cyclooxygenase isoforms in gastric mucosal defence.

Pub. Date : 2001 Jan-Dec

PMID : 11595412






2 Functional Relationships(s)
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1 Prostaglandin biosynthesis is catalysed by the enzyme cyclooxygenase (COX), which exists in two isoforms, COX-1 and COX-2. Prostaglandins cytochrome c oxidase II, mitochondrial Rattus norvegicus
2 Initially the concept was developed that COX-1 functions as housekeeping enzyme, whereas COX-2 yields prostaglandins involved in pathophysiological reactions such as inflammation. Prostaglandins cytochrome c oxidase II, mitochondrial Rattus norvegicus