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Descriptor English: Prostaglandins F
Descriptor Spanish: Prostaglandinas F
Descriptor prostaglandinas F
Entry term(s) PGF
Scope note: Ácido (9 alfa,11 alfa,13E,15S)-9,11,15-trihidroxiprost-13-en-1-oico (PGF(1 alfa)); ácido (5Z,9 alfa,11,alfa,13E,15S)-9,11,15-trihidroxiprosta-5,13-dien-1-oico (PGF(2 alfa)); ácido (5Z,9 alfa,11 alfa,13E,15S,17Z)-9,11,15-trihidroxiprosta-5,13,17-trien-1-oico (PGF(3 alfa)). Familia de prostaglandinas que incluye tres de las seis prostaglancinas naturales. Todas las PGF naturales tienen una configuración alfa en la posición de carbono 9. Estimulan el músuclo liso uterino y bronquial y se utilizan con frecuencia como oxitócicos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Prostaglandinas F
Descriptor French: Prostaglandines F
Entry term(s): PGF
Tree number(s): D10.251.355.255.550.400
D23.469.050.175.725.400
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011460
Scope note: (9 alpha,11 alpha,13E,15S)-9,11,15-Trihydroxyprost-13-en-1-oic acid (PGF(1 alpha)); (5Z,9 alpha,11,alpha,13E,15S)-9,11,15-trihydroxyprosta-5,13-dien-1-oic acid (PGF(2 alpha)); (5Z,9 alpha,11 alpha,13E,15S,17Z)-9,11,15-trihydroxyprosta-5,13,17-trien-1-oic acid (PGF(3 alpha)). A family of prostaglandins that includes three of the six naturally occurring prostaglandins. All naturally occurring PGF have an alpha configuration at the 9-carbon position. They stimulate uterine and bronchial smooth muscle and are often used as oxytocics.
Annotation: /chem syn permitted: do not convert to PROSTAGLANDINS F, SYNTHETIC
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Entry Combination: analogs & derivatives:Prostaglandins F, Synthetic
Previous Indexing: Prostaglandins (1966-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 75
History Note: 75
DeCS ID: 11893
Unique ID: D011460
NLM Classification: QU 91
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Date Established: 1975/09/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 2016/06/28
Prostaglandins F - Preferred
Concept UI M0017812
Scope note (9 alpha,11 alpha,13E,15S)-9,11,15-Trihydroxyprost-13-en-1-oic acid (PGF(1 alpha)); (5Z,9 alpha,11,alpha,13E,15S)-9,11,15-trihydroxyprosta-5,13-dien-1-oic acid (PGF(2 alpha)); (5Z,9 alpha,11 alpha,13E,15S,17Z)-9,11,15-trihydroxyprosta-5,13,17-trien-1-oic acid (PGF(3 alpha)). A family of prostaglandins that includes three of the six naturally occurring prostaglandins. All naturally occurring PGF have an alpha configuration at the 9-carbon position. They stimulate uterine and bronchial smooth muscle and are often used as oxytocics.
Preferred term Prostaglandins F
Entry term(s) PGF



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