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Thromboxane B2
An eicosanoid and biologically inactive metabolite of thromboxane A2. Thromboxane B2 is released during anaphylaxis. As thromboxane A2 has a short half-life, the levels of thromboxane B2 can be used to indirectly measure the production of thromboxane A2 (NCI Thesaurus)
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