Medical Definition of Alprostadil
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A potent vasodilator agent that increases peripheral blood flow. It inhibits platelet aggregation and has many other biological effects such as bronchodilation, mediation of inflammation, etc.
Pharmacological action: fibrinolytic agent, platelet aggregation inhibitors, vasodilator agents.
Chemical name: Prost-13-en-1-oic acid, 11,15-dihydroxy-9-oxo-, (11alpha,13E,15S)-
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alprostadil
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