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to inhibit cyclooxygenase activity |
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to increase prostaglandin production |
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to increase cyclooxygenase activity |
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none of these |
Cyclooxygenase is an enzyme that is responsible for the formation of thromboxane and prostaglandins such as prostacyclin, from arachidonic acid.
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