Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
| Definition: |
Drugs or agents which antagonize or impair any mechanism leading to blood platelet aggregation, whether during the phases of activation and shape change or following the dense-granule release reaction and stimulation of the prostaglandin-thromboxane system. |
| Notes: |
DF: PLATELET INHIB |
| Also Called: |
Platelet Antagonists,Platelet Inhibitors,Antiplatelet Agents |
| Previously Indexed: |
Blood Platelets (1966-1987),Platelet Adhesiveness (1972-1987),Platelet Aggregation (1976-1987) |
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors Definitions and Terms
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