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• n  a potent substance that acts like a hormone and is found in many bodily tissues (and especially in semen); produced in response to trauma and may affect blood pressure and metabolism and smooth muscle activity

• In tumors, however, prostaglandin becomes a bad actor, an evil conspirator that helps build the new blood supplies that tumors need to grow.
• Now, as a result of uncommon-sense reasoning, doctors are inducing early abortions with prostaglandin F2 alpha, a hormone-like substance derived from semen.
• A trio of winners pioneered research into prostaglandins When Swedish Chemist Sune Bergstrm started to do research on prostaglandin in 1947, almost nothing was known.

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• A New Conditioner to Make Eyelashes Look Prettier
  The eyelash extender known as RevitaLash gained fame for its relatively easy availability; unlike Latisse, it was available without a prescription. The company's proprietary peptide and botanically based formula mimicked the effects of Latisse's prostaglandin, the drug used to stimulate eyelash growth. And after sixteen weeks, RevitaLash users saw thicker ... More »        
  July 29, 2013 - New York Magazine