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What is cyclooxygenase?
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It's an enzyme that converts arachindonic acid into prostaglandins and related compounds
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What do prostaglandins do?
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Sensitize pain receptors, promtoe uterine contraction, promote normal renal fx, stimulate secretion of gastric mucous (protects stomach), lower set-point for temp in hypothalamus
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What do 1st generation COX's do?
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NON-selective
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What is cyclooxygenase?
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It's an enzyme that converts arachindonic acid into prostaglandins and related compounds
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What do prostaglandins do?
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Sensitize pain receptors, promtoe uterine contraction, promote normal renal fx, stimulate secretion of gastric mucous (protects stomach), lower set-point for temp in hypothalamus
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What do 1st generation COX's do?
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NON-selective
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