Preferred Label : Platelet Activating Factor Degradation;
NCIt definition : Platelet Activating Factor Degradation consists of conjugation, transport, and/or
oxidation of a phospholipid derivative (platelet activating factor) formed by platelets,
basophils, neutrophils, monocytes, and macrophages that acts as a potent agent of
platelet aggregation, inflammation, neutrophil activity, prostaglandin synthesis,
and systemic anaphylaxis: hypotension, thrombocytopenia, neutropenia, and bronchoconstriction.;
Origin ID : C40679;
UMLS CUI : C1514155;
Semantic type(s)
- biological_process_is_part_of_process
