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PG

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006570

One of several hormone-like substances made by the body. Different PGs control blood pressure, contraction of smooth muscles, and other processes within tissues where they are made. Certain PGs are being studied as cancer biomarkers. Also called prostaglandin.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006570
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Expansionsprostaglandin
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "expansions": [
    "prostaglandin"
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  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
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  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/pg/"
}

Record 13,055 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.