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MeSH Heading: Prostanoic Acids
Tree Number(s): D10.251.740
Unique ID: D011466
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011466
Annotation: do not confuse with "prostenoic acids"; /‌biosyn /‌physiol permitted
Scope Note: 2-Octylcyclopentaneheptanoic acids. The family of saturated carbon-20 cyclic fatty acids that represent the parent compounds of the prostaglandins.
NLM Classification #: QU 90
Previous Indexing: Cyclopentanes (1971-1974); Fatty Acids (1971-1974); Prostaglandins (1971-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under FATTY ACIDS 1975-90
History Note: 91(75); was see under FATTY ACIDS 1975-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 2003/07/09

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

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)

Prostanoic Acids MeSH Descriptor Data 2025