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Prostacyclin vs Treprostinil - What's the difference?

prostacyclin | treprostinil |

As nouns the difference between prostacyclin and treprostinil

is that prostacyclin is (organic compound) a prostaglandin produced in the walls of blood vessels; it acts as a vasodilator and inhibits the aggregation of platelets while treprostinil is (pharmaceutical drug) an analog of the biological compound prostacyclin, used in the treatment of hypertension.

prostacyclin

English

Noun

(wikipedia prostacyclin) (en noun)
  • (organic compound) A prostaglandin produced in the walls of blood vessels; it acts as a vasodilator and inhibits the aggregation of platelets

    • treprostinil

    English

    Noun

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  • (pharmaceutical drug) An analog of the biological compound prostacyclin, used in the treatment of hypertension.

    • See also

    * (wikipedia "treprostinil") ----