prostaglandin (redirected from prostaglandin F1a)

pros·ta·glan·din  (prst-glndn)

n.

Any of a group of potent hormonelike substances that are produced in various mammalian tissues, are derived from arachidonic acid, and mediate a wide range of physiological functions, such as control of blood pressure, contraction of smooth muscle, and modulation of inflammation.

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[prosta(te) + gland + -in.]

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prostaglandin  (prst-glndn)

Any of a group of substances that are derived from fatty acids and have a wide range of effects in the body. Prostaglandins influence the contraction of the muscles lining many internal organs and can lower or raise blood pressure.

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prostaglandin - a potent substance that acts like a hormone and is found in many bodily tissues (and especially in semen); produced in response to trauma and may affect blood pressure and metabolism and smooth muscle activity autacoid, autocoid - any physiologically active internal secretion especially one of uncertain classification