"Dinoprostone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The most common and most biologically active of the mammalian prostaglandins. It exhibits most biological activities characteristic of prostaglandins and has been used extensively as an oxytocic agent. The compound also displays a protective effect on the intestinal mucosa.
| Descriptor ID |
D015232
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D10.251.355.255.550.250.200 D23.469.050.175.725.250.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Dinoprostone- Dinoprostone
- PGE2 alpha
- alpha, PGE2
- Prostaglandin E2alpha
- E2alpha, Prostaglandin
- Prostaglandin E2
- E2, Prostaglandin
- Prostaglandin E2 alpha
- E2 alpha, Prostaglandin
- alpha, Prostaglandin E2
- PGE2
- PGE2alpha
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| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dinoprostone" by people in Profiles.
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Sickle erythrocytes induce prostacyclin and thromboxane synthesis by isolated perfused rat lungs. Am J Physiol. 1997 Apr; 272(4 Pt 1):L597-602.
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Prostaglandins E2 and I2 cause greater relaxations in pulmonary veins than in arteries of newborn lambs. J Appl Physiol (1985). 1996 Dec; 81(6):2534-9.
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Antenatal glucocorticoid treatment attenuates immediate postnatal prostacyclin and thromboxane levels in plasma of very preterm lambs. Biol Neonate. 1996; 69(3):153-64.
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Elevated urinary levels of thromboxane and prostacyclin metabolities in sickle cell disease reflects activated platelets in the circulation. Br J Haematol. 1994 Jul; 87(3):580-5.