prostaglandin
noun
pros·ta·glan·din
ˌprä-stə-ˈglan-dən 
: any of various oxygenated unsaturated cyclic fatty acids of animals that are formed chiefly by the action of cyclooxygenase on arachidonic acid and perform a variety of hormonelike actions (as in controlling blood pressure or smooth muscle contraction)
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In fact, a synthetic form of prostaglandin is also used in labor induction medications like misoprostol.
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Nicole Harris, Parents, 8 May 2024
Seminal fluid contains a hormone-like substance called prostaglandins, which is capable of ripening the cervix, says Dr. Belotte.
—Nicole Harris, Parents, 8 May 2024
NSAIDs stop your body from making prostaglandins, which curbs swelling and pain.
—Julia Ries, SELF, 7 May 2024
Mice engineered to lack the receptor that allows for prostaglandin E2 signaling displayed noticeably slower muscle regeneration.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
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Nicole Harris, Parents, 8 May 2024
Seminal fluid contains a hormone-like substance called prostaglandins, which is capable of ripening the cervix, says Dr. Belotte.
—Nicole Harris, Parents, 8 May 2024
NSAIDs stop your body from making prostaglandins, which curbs swelling and pain.
—Julia Ries, SELF, 7 May 2024
Mice engineered to lack the receptor that allows for prostaglandin E2 signaling displayed noticeably slower muscle regeneration.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
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prostaglandin
noun
pros·ta·glan·din
ˌpräs-tə-ˈglan-dən
: any of various oxygenated unsaturated cyclic fatty acids of animals that are formed as cyclooxygenase metabolites especially from unsaturated fatty acids (as arachidonic acid) composed of a chain of 20 carbon atoms and that perform a variety of hormonelike actions (as in controlling blood pressure or smooth muscle contraction)
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