<chemical> A prostaglandin that is biosynthesised enzymatically from prostaglandin endoperoxides in human vascular tissue. It is a potent inhibitor of platelet aggregation. The sodium salt has been also used to treat primary pulmonary hypertension. ... Pharmacological action: antihypertensive agents, platelet aggregation inhibitors. ... Chemi...
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(e″po-pros´tә-nol) name for prostacyclin when used pharmaceutically; it is used in the form of the sodium salt as an inhibitor of platelet aggregation for blood contacting nonbiological systems, as in renal dialysis, as a pulmonary antihypertensive, and as a vasodilator.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ep′ō-prost′en-ol Synonyms: prostacyclin
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