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MeSH Heading: Prostaglandins
Tree Number(s): D10.251.355.255.550; D23.469.050.175.725
Unique ID: D011453
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011453
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics; /‌chem syn: do not convert to PROSTAGLANDINS, SYNTHETIC
Scope Note: A group of compounds derived from unsaturated 20-carbon fatty acids, primarily arachidonic acid, via the cyclooxygenase pathway. They are extremely potent mediators of a diverse group of physiological processes.
Entry Term(s): Prostaglandin; Prostanoid; Prostanoids
NLM Classification #: QU 91
See Also: Prostaglandin Antagonists; Receptors, Prostaglandin
Public MeSH Note: 66
History Note: 66(63)
Entry Combination: analogs & derivatives:Prostaglandins, Synthetic; antagonists & inhibitors:Prostaglandin Antagonists
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Entry Combination: analogs & derivatives:Prostaglandins, Synthetic; antagonists & inhibitors:Prostaglandin Antagonists
Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0017805
Scope Note: A group of compounds derived from unsaturated 20-carbon fatty acids, primarily arachidonic acid, via the cyclooxygenase pathway. They are extremely potent mediators of a diverse group of physiological processes.
Terms: Prostaglandins Preferred Term
Term UI T033825
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID POPLINE (1978); Prostanoids
Term UI T033826
Date03/30/1983
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Prostanoid
Term UI T000999036
Date11/21/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Prostaglandin
Term UI T000999035
Date11/21/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

Prostaglandins MeSH Descriptor Data 2025