CYCLOOXYGENASE-1 DERIVED PROSTAGLANDIN E<sub>2</sub> (PGE<sub>2</sub>) SIGNALING IN EARLY DEVELOPMENT
Prostaglandin G/H synthases (PGHS), commonly referred to as cyclooxygenases (COX-1 and COX-2), catalyze a key step in the synthesis of biologically active prostaglandins (PGs), the conversion of arachidonic acid (AA) into prostaglandin H<sub>2</sub> (PGH<sub>2</sub>). PGs hav...
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VANDERBILT
2006
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Online Access: | http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-03062006-135146/ |