__________ functions as a potent vasodilator and inhibitor of the platelet response.

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Prostacyclin (PGI2) has a potent vasodilator effect by relaxing the smooth muscle in blood vessels. It also inhibits the platelet response by decreasing their activation and aggregation, which helps prevent blood clots from forming. Protein C is an anticoagulant, not a vasodilator or platelet inhibitor. ADPase is an enzyme that breaks down ADP, which is involved in platelet activation, but it is not a vasodilator. Vitamin D is not directly involved in vasodilation or platelet aggregation.

__________ Functions as a Potent Vasodilator and Inhibitor of the Platelet