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Definition of Prostacyclin
1. Noun. (organic compound) A prostaglandin produced in the walls of blood vessels; it acts as a vasodilator and inhibits the aggregation of platelets ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Prostacyclin
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prostacyclin
Literary usage of Prostacyclin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"The influence of maternal smoking on the formation of prostacyclin-like activity in
... In arteries from infants of nonsmoking mothers the prostacyclin-like ..."
2. Animal Euthanasia: Bibliography, January 1990-November 1997 edited by Michael D. Kreger (1999)
"The rat and rabbit aortas produced mainly 6-keto PGF1 alpha, the prostacyclin
metabolite, and lesser amounts of PGE2. No qualitative differences were seen ..."
3. Health Benefits of Smoking Cessation: A Report of the Surgeon General by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Reinders and coworkers (1986) demonstrated that the production of prostacyclin
by cultured human endothelial cells is impaired by incubation with cigarette ..."
4. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"prostacyclin (PGI2) Elicits Reflex Bradycardia in Dogs: Evidence for Vagal ...
New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York 10595 prostacyclin (PGI2), ..."
5. Health Consequences of Smoking: Cardiovascular Disease: A Report of the by DIANE Publishing Company, C. Everett Koop, M.D. (1995)
"Nicotine inhibits the ability of coronary arteries to synthesize prostacyclin-like
substances in vitro, an effect that is more pronounced in vascular ..."
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