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Categories: Articles with short description, Prostaglandins
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prostaglandin  prostaglandins  2-series prostaglandin  Prostaglandin A  Prostaglandin antagonists
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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 WordNet 3.0
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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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Prostaglandins are a group of physiologically active lipid compounds called eicosanoids having diverse hormone-like effects in animals. Wikipedia
Physiologically active lipid compounds Wikipedia Disambiguation
Group of physiologically active lipid compounds Wikidata
Group of lipid compounds, containing 20 carbon atoms, including a 5-carbon ring, that are derived enzymatically from fatty acids and have important functions in the body. OmegaWiki
Any of a group of naturally occurring lipids derived from the C20 acid prostanoic acid; they have a number of physiological functions and may be considered to be hormones. Wiktionary