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What are prostaglandins and why are the called the local hormone?
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∙ 8y ago
Prostaglandins are modified fatty acids that are produced by a wide range of cells. They generally affect only nearby cells and tissues, and thus are known as "local hormones."
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 8y agoIt is secreted by placenta. It stimulates the contraction of myometrium
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What are hormone like substances produced by nearly all cells called?
Prostaglandins
What local hormones produced by most body tissues are called?
Prostaglandins - their name comes from the fact that they were first discovered in male prostate glands.
Hormone like substance that affects only nearby cells and tissues?
They are called prostaglandins.
What hormone is referred to as the tissue hormone?
Prostaglandins are the group of hormones referred to as tissue hormones.
Are prostaglandins distant hormone?
Distant hormone is not technical term ,you probably want to say pheromone ,these are not pheromone .
What are local hormones promoting inflammation?
Prostaglandins.
What are prostaglandins also called?
Prostaglandins are also called paracrines. Prostaglandins are not hormones, but autocrines or paracrines, which are locally acting messenger molecules. They differ from hormones in that they are not produced at a discrete site but in many places throughout the human body.
Prostaglandins are local regulators whose basic structure is derived from?
Fatty Acids
What are the Chemicals in menstrual cramps?
The hormone-like chemicals responsible for menstrual cramps are called prostaglandins. These normally don't cause menstrual cramps, they are produced to cause the uterus to contract to push out menstrual flow, but in larger quantities they cause inflammation.
Local hormones produced by most body tissues are?
Prostaglandins because they come from male prostate glands.
What are hormone levels?
Amount of hormone is called hormone level .
Hormone that is also called the ovulating hormone?
Luteinizing Hormone
