Assertion: prostaglandin | /r/HasProperty | prostacyclin
Facets:
value: particularly
type: DEGREE
value: collectively
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Prostaglandins, prostacyclin (PGI 2 ) and thromboxane A2 (TXA 2 ), collectively termed prostanoids, are formed when arachidonic acid (AA), a 20-carbon unsaturated fatty acid, is released from the plasma membrane by phospholipases (PLAs) and metabolized by the sequential actions of prostaglandin G/H synthase also known as cyclooxygenase (COX), and respective synthases.
text: Another prostaglandin called prostacyclin has the opposite effect to thromboxane, reducing blood clotting and removing any clots that are no longer needed; it also causes the muscle in the blood vessel wall to relax, so that the vessel dilates.
text: Prostaglandins and related compounds (collectively referred to as prostanoids or eicosanoids) such as prostacyclin (PGI2), leukotrienes (LTs) and thromboxanes (TXs) are produced by many different cells in the body.
text: On the other hand, PTGS2 (COX-2) is a more important source of prostaglandins, particularly prostacyclin which is found in blood vessel lining.