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Platelet-activating factor (PAF) is a potent lipid mediator which has been implicated in a number of disease processes including thrombosis, sepsis, asthma, inflammatory bowel disease, etc.1 A role for PAF has also been demonstrated in a number of physiological processes, including reproductive biology and fetal development.2
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Muguruma, K., Gray, P.W., Tjoelker, L.W., Johnston, J.M. (1997). The Central Role of PAF in Necrotizing Enterocolitis Development. In: Honn, K.V., Marnett, L.J., Nigam, S., Jones, R.L., Wong, P.YK. (eds) Eicosanoids and other Bioactive Lipids in Cancer, Inflammation, and Radiation Injury 3. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 407. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1813-0_56
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