Prostacyclin analogs in clinical use in the United States include epoprostenol, iloprost and treprostinil. All three are used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a severe and progressive disease marked by vasoconstriction and smooth muscle cell proliferation of the pulmonary arterioles.
So next time you have your peas or corn remember that the former is a dicot while the latter is a monocot. Summary: 1.Monocots are single seeds while dicots seeds can be split into two halves. 2. The flowers of monocots have petals in multiples of three while dicot flowers have in multiples of 4 or 5.
Monocots are a class of angiosperm, or flowering plant, distinguished from dicots. The distinction was first established by botanist John Ray in 1682. Scientists today do not consider Rayâs description perfect, however monocots are still the most popularly known classification of angiosperms.