Low dose aspirin therapy prevents the formation of thromboemboli by preferentially inhibiting which of the following?
thromboxane synthetase in the platelets
vitamin K in the liver
prostacyclin synthetase in the blood vessel walls
phospholipase A2 in the blood vessel walls
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platelet aggregation is controlled by two factors, prostacyclin, which decreases it, and thromboxane, which enhances it. Low dose aspirin blocks the latter,
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