generation of thromboxane a2 ( txa2 ) and prostacyclin ( pgi2 ) at the site of platelet-vessel wall interaction , i.e . in blood emerging from a standardized injury of the microvasculature made to determine skin bleeding time was investigated in 7 patients with atherosclerosis ( angiographically verified obstructions of the femoral arteries ) and in 7 normal control subjects apparently free of atherosclerotic lesions .
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pgi2
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atherosclerosis