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Cyclooxygenase in normal human tissues – is COX-1 really a constitutive isoform, and COX-2 an inducible isoform?

Cyclooxygenase (COX) is a key enzyme in prostanoid synthesis. It exists in two isoforms, COX-1 and COX-2. COX-1 is referred to as a ‘constitutive isoform’, and is considered to be expressed in most tissues under basal conditions. In contrast, COX-2 is referred to as an ‘inducible isoform’, which is...

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Autores principales: Zidar, Nina, Odar, Katarina, Glavač, Damjan, Jerše, Maja, Zupanc, Tomaž, Štajer, Dušan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4516524/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18657230
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1582-4934.2008.00430.x