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β‐Thromboglobulin and 11‐Dehydrothromboxane B 2 in Tension‐Type Headache
Author(s) -
Oishi Minoru,
Mochizuki Yoko
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
headache: the journal of head and face pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1526-4610
pISSN - 0017-8748
DOI - 10.1046/j.1526-4610.1998.3809676.x
Subject(s) - platelet factor 4 , platelet , medicine , tension (geology) , materials science , metallurgy , ultimate tensile strength
Platelet factor 4, β‐thromboglobulin, thromboxane B 2 , and 11‐dehydrothromboxane B 2 were investigated in tension‐type headache. Ten cases of episodic tension‐type headache (mean age 42.5 years), 10 cases of chronic tension‐type headache (mean age 45.3 years), and 10 age‐matched healthy controls were studied. The platelet factor 4, β‐thromboglobulin, thromboxane B 2 and 11‐dehydrothromboxane B 2 concentrations in the plasma were significantly higher in the episodic tension‐type headache group than in the chronic tension‐type headache and healthy control groups. Platelets may be involved in episodic tension‐type headache.