Prostaglandins

Description

Prostaglandins are a group of Fatty Acids normally manufactured within the body and very rarely obtained from the diet. Prostaglandins act in a manner similar to that of Hormones, by stimulating target cells into action.  However, they differ from Hormones in that they act locally on cells, near their site of synthesis, and they are short-lived and therefore metabolized very rapidly. Another unusual feature of Prostaglandins is that the same Prostaglandins function differently in different tissues.  Some Prostaglandins are stronger in their function than others.