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The structure of prostaglandin E, F1 and F2.

BERGSTRÖM, Sune (1916 – 2004) Wikipedia

SAMUELSSON, Bengt Ingemar (1934 – ) Wikipedia

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Acta chem. scand., 16, 501-2. 1962 CE.

In this and subsequent papers Bergström and Samuelsson elucidated the chemical structure of prostaglandins.

In 1982 the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded jointly to Sune K. Bergström, Bengt I. Samuelsson and John R. Vane "for their discoveries concerning prostaglandins and related biologically active substances."

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Entry Number	#1931.4
Permanent Link	https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/2757
Author Bio Link	Wikipedia ↗
External URL	the-structure-of-prostaglandin-e-f1-and-f2