Nicotinic acid inhibits thromboxane synthesis in platelets.
D000818:Animals; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D003864:Depression, Chemical; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects; D009539:Nicotinic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects*; D011449:Prostaglandin Endoperoxides / Q000096:biosynthesis; D011457:Prostaglandins D / Q000494:pharmacology; D011458:Prostaglandins E / Q000494:pharmacology; D011460:Prostaglandins F / Q000494:pharmacology; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D013928:Thromboxane A2 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D013931:Thromboxanes / Q000096:biosynthesis*
D009539:Nicotinic Acids; D011449:Prostaglandin Endoperoxides; D011457:Prostaglandins D; D011458:Prostaglandins E; D011460:Prostaglandins F; D013931:Thromboxanes; D013928:Thromboxane A2