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In healthy people, Prostaglandin E2 levels are raised significantly for days after [[exercise]].<ref>www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0306987794900469</ref>
In healthy people, Prostaglandin E2 levels are raised significantly for days after [[exercise]].<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Eicosanoids and essential fatty acid modulation in chronic disease and the chronic fatigue syndrome|date=1994-07-01|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0306987794900469|journal=Medical Hypotheses|volume=43|issue=1|pages=31–42|last=Gray|first=J. B|last2=Martinovic|first2=A. M|language=en|doi=10.1016/0306-9877(94)90046-9|issn=0306-9877}}</ref>





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Prostaglandins are a subclass of eicosanoids derived from long chain fatty acids.

Prostaglandins are involved in a diverse range of functions including vasodilation, uterus contraction, pain, gastric acid secretion, and autonomic neurotransmitters.

Prostaglandins can also by pyrogenic.

Synthesis[edit | edit source]

They are found in almost all cells with a nucleus. They are produced by the oxidation of arachidonic acid, DGLA or EPA from the cell membrane by phospholipase A2.

Exercise[edit | edit source]

In healthy people, Prostaglandin E2 levels are raised significantly for days after exercise.[1]


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