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Epoprostenol sodium stimulates adenylate cyclase, increasing intracellular cAMP, which stimulates calcium removal and reduces cytoplasmic calcium needed for platelet shape change, aggregation and the release reaction, thereby inhibiting platelet aggregation.
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