[Prostaglandins. Various clinical, physiological and chemical aspects]

The prostaglandins (PTGs) are compounds derived of the essential lipids of diet. The name was received by isolation of the prostate, however, subsequent investigations demonstrate its existence in all tissues investigated, in every species of animals studied and in the mariner choral Plexaura homamalla, that is important fountain of PTGs for investigation. For its localization, action's mechanisms and diverse effects in apparatus and systems they promise to be potent therapeutic arms in diverse diseases. The literature relationed to PTGs is extense, there exist excellent reviews about it.