A phospholipid derivative formed by PLATELETS; BASOPHILS; NEUTROPHILS; MONOCYTES; and MACROPHAGES. It is a potent platelet aggregating agent and inducer of systemic anaphylactic symptoms, including HYPOTENSION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; NEUTROPENIA; and BRONCHOCONSTRICTION.
Also Known As:
1-Alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycerophosphocholine; Platelet Aggregating Factor; Platelet Aggregation Enhancing Factor; Platelet-Activating Substance; Thrombocyte Aggregating Activity; 1 Alkyl 2 acetyl sn glycerophosphocholine; Aggregating Factor, Platelet; Factor, Platelet Activating; PAF Acether; Platelet Activating Substance; AGEPC; Acetyl Glyceryl Ether Phosphorylcholine; PAF-Acether; Phosphorylcholine, Acetyl Glyceryl Ether