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. 1987 Apr;90(4):687–692. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1987.tb11221.x

Endothelium-derived relaxing factor inhibits in vitro platelet aggregation.

B Furlong, A H Henderson, M J Lewis, J A Smith
PMCID: PMC1917198  PMID: 3495310

Abstract

We studied the effects of endothelium-derived relaxing factor (EDRF), bovine retractor penis muscle inhibitory factor and sodium nitroprusside, three stimulants of guanylate cyclase, on the in vitro aggregation of washed human platelets. Platelet aggregation induced either by collagen or by the thromboxane A2 analogue U46619 was inhibited by all three agents. The anti-aggregatory effect of each agent was inhibited by haemoglobin. The anti-aggregatory effect of EDRF was potentiated by superoxide dismutase. These findings are discussed in relation to a potential role for EDRF in haemostasis.

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