Copyright © 1990 by the European Society of Cardiology.
© 1990 The European Society of Cardiology
Thromboxane A2 and platelets as mediators of coronary arterial vasoconstriction in myocardial ischaemia
Institut für Pharmakologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf F.R.G.
Address for correspondence: Karsten Schrör, Institut für Pharmakologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düldorf, Moorenstrasse 5, D-4000 Düsseldorf 1, F.R.G.
Thromboxane A2 (TXA2) a potent stimulus for platelet aggregation, secretion and vasoactive mediator release from platelets, endothelium and other cells in the vicinity.
Key Words: Thromboxane thromboxane synthase inhibitors myocardial ischaemia thromboxane receptor antagonists coronary circulation platelet function