Word: pg
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Villanueva 35 PG...
...Mclink 43 PG...
...Ingerslev 27 PG...
...Villanueva 31 PG...
...direct use of both prostaglandins and substances that block PG formation looms as important medical therapy. PGS have been used to treat ulcers and circulatory disturbances and to soften the cervix and stimulate labor for births and abortions. Compounds that block PG formation have been used to relieve pain caused by gallstones and menstruation. In fact, the most common pain reliever of all, aspirin, produces its effect by blocking the synthesis of certain prostaglandins, a discovery made by Vane in 1971 that helped resolve the longstanding mystery of how aspirin works...