Abstract:Epithelial cells play a major role in animal and human homeostasis because they selectively regulate the exchange of solutes between two given media, such as blood or urine. Cardiac glycosides (CG) are a group of highly toxic compounds whose best therapeutic known effect is on heart, although recent evidence has shown that it exerts a wide range of physiological effects on cells and tissues other than the heart. Prostaglandins, on the other hand, are a group of lipids that produce diverse physiological and pat… Show more
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