Platelet Activating Factor
"Platelet Activating Factor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A phospholipid derivative formed by PLATELETS; BASOPHILS; NEUTROPHILS; MONOCYTES; and MACROPHAGES. It is a potent platelet aggregating agent and inducer of systemic anaphylactic symptoms, including HYPOTENSION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; NEUTROPENIA; and BRONCHOCONSTRICTION.
| Descriptor ID |
D010972
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.033.100.291.211.500 D02.092.063.291.211.500 D02.092.877.883.333.710 D02.675.276.232.710 D10.570.755.375.760.400.985.910 D23.119.865 D23.469.050.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Platelet Activating Factor- Platelet Activating Factor
- Factor, Platelet Activating
- Phosphorylcholine, Acetyl Glyceryl Ether
- Platelet Aggregating Factor
- Aggregating Factor, Platelet
- Platelet Aggregation Enhancing Factor
- AGEPC
- Thrombocyte Aggregating Activity
- 1-Alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycerophosphocholine
- 1 Alkyl 2 acetyl sn glycerophosphocholine
- Acetyl Glyceryl Ether Phosphorylcholine
- PAF-Acether
- PAF Acether
- Platelet-Activating Substance
- Platelet Activating Substance
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Platelet Activating Factor" by people in Profiles.
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Enhancement of sperm motility using pentoxifylline and platelet-activating factor. Methods Mol Biol. 2013; 927:241-5.
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Seminal platelet-activating factor. Semin Thromb Hemost. 2007 Feb; 33(1):69-74.
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Influence of the preimplantation embryo development (Ped) gene on embryonic platelet-activating factor (PAF) levels. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2006 Jun; 23(6):269-73.
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The significance of platelet-activating factor and fertility in the male primate: a review. J Med Primatol. 2005 Feb; 34(1):20-4.
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Exposure of preimplantation embryos to platelet-activating factor increases birth rate. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2004 Aug; 21(8):297-300.
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Platelet-activating factor significantly enhances intrauterine insemination pregnancy rates in non-male factor infertility. Fertil Steril. 2004 Jul; 82(1):52-6.
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Fertilization potential of human sperm is correlated with endogenous platelet-activating factor content. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2003 May; 20(5):192-5.
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Embryonic platelet-activating factor: an indicator of embryo viability. Hum Reprod. 2002 May; 17(5):1306-10.
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Relationship between platelet-activating factor concentration in rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) spermatozoa and sperm motility. Am J Primatol. 2002 Jan; 56(1):1-7.
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Platelet-activating factor improves intrauterine insemination outcome. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2001 May; 184(6):1064-5.