PROSTAGLANDIN


Meaning of PROSTAGLANDIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpräs-tə-ˈglan-dən ]

noun

Etymology: prosta te gland + -in (I); from its occurrence in the seminal fluid of animals

Date: 1936

: any of various oxygenated unsaturated cyclic fatty acids of animals that are formed chiefly by the action of cyclooxygenase on arachidonic acid and perform a variety of hormonelike actions (as in controlling blood pressure or smooth muscle contraction)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.