Enprostil
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Enprostil is a synthetic prostaglandin
designed to resemble dinoprostone
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Prostaglandin
A prostaglandin is any member of a group of lipid compounds that are derived enzymatically from fatty acids and have important functions in the animal body. Every prostaglandin contains 20 carbon atoms, including a 5-carbon ring....
designed to resemble dinoprostone
Dinoprostone
The naturally occurring prostaglandin E2 is known in medicine as dinoprostone. It has important effects in labour and also stimulates osteoblasts to release factors that stimulate bone resorption by osteoclasts...
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