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Dinoprost

Known as: PGF2 alpha, PGF2, F2 alpha, Prostaglandin 
A synthetic analogue of the naturally occurring prostaglandin F2 alpha. Prostaglandin F2 alpha stimulates myometrial activity, relaxes the cervix… Expand
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11-fluoro-11-deoxyprostaglandin F2alpha15-keto-13,14-dihydroprostaglandin F2alpha16-aminoprostaglandin F2alpha methyl ester1a,1b-dihomoprostaglandin F2
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Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal
AlprostadilF2-IsoprostanesIn BloodPoisoning by Oxytocic drugs
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Activation of oxidative stress by acute glucose fluctuations compared with sustained chronic hyperglycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes.
CONTEXT Glycemic disorders, one of the main risk factors for cardiovascular disease, are associated with activation of oxidative… Expand
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Obesity and Systemic Oxidative Stress: Clinical Correlates of Oxidative Stress in The Framingham Study
Objective—To determine the clinical conditions associated with systemic oxidative stress in a community-based cohort. Information… Expand
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Review
1999
Review
1999
Luteolysis: a neuroendocrine-mediated event.
In many nonprimate mammalian species, cyclical regression of the corpus luteum (luteolysis) is caused by the episodic pulsatile… Expand
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Effects of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on proliferation and on induction of apoptosis in colon cancer cells by a prostaglandin-independent pathway.
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) decrease the incidence of and mortality from colon cancer. We observed that NSAIDs… Expand
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Modulation of oxidant stress in vivo in chronic cigarette smokers.
BACKGROUND Free radical-induced oxidative damage is thought to be involved in the pathogenesis of diseases associated with… Expand
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Chemoprevention of colon carcinogenesis by dietary curcumin, a naturally occurring plant phenolic compound.
Human epidemiological and laboratory animal model studies have suggested that nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs reduce the risk… Expand
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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Inhibitory effects of curcumin on in vitro lipoxygenase and cyclooxygenase activities in mouse epidermis.
Topical application of curcumin, the yellow pigment in turmeric and curry, strongly inhibited 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13… Expand
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
A series of prostaglandin F2-like compounds are produced in vivo in humans by a non-cyclooxygenase, free radical-catalyzed mechanism.
Increasing attention has focused on the role of free radicals derived from oxygen in the pathophysiology of a wide variety of… Expand
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Oxytocin induces maternal behavior in virgin female rats.
Intracerebroventricular administration of oxytocin to virgin female rats that had been ovariectomized and primed with estrogen 48… Expand
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Release of prostaglandins E and F in an algogenic reaction and its inhibition.
E and F prostaglandins were measured by radioimmunoassay in the peritoneal fluid of rats which had been injected with an irritant… Expand
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