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Eicosanoids

Known as: icosanoid, Icosanoids, Eicosanoid 
A class of compounds named after and generally derived from C20 fatty acids (EICOSANOIC ACIDS) that includes PROSTAGLANDINS; LEUKOTRIENES… 
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ARACHIDYL GLUCOSIDEArachidonic AcidLeukotrienesProstaglandins
Eicosanoid ReceptorIn BloodProcess of secretionagonists

Broader (1)

Fatty Acids, Unsaturated

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Review
2008
Review
2008
The role of eicosanoids in the brain.
The brain contains two main polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), arachidonic acid (AA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). These PUFA… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Production of Eicosanoids and Other Oxylipins by Pathogenic Eukaryotic Microbes
SUMMARY Oxylipins are oxygenated metabolites of fatty acids. Eicosanoids are a subset of oxylipins and include the prostaglandins… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Inhibition of leukocyte 5-lipoxygenase by phenolics from virgin olive oil.
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Molecular cloning and expression of human Ca(2+)-sensitive cytosolic phospholipase A2.
Review
1990
Review
1990
Role of oxidatively modified LDL in atherosclerosis.
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
A calcium-dependent mechanism for associating a soluble arachidonoyl-hydrolyzing phospholipase A2 with membrane in the macrophage cell line RAW 264.7.
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Noncyclooxygenase oxidative formation of a series of novel prostaglandins: analytical ramifications for measurement of eicosanoids.
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Interleukin 1 induces leukocyte infiltration and cartilage proteoglycan degradation in the synovial joint.
Interleukin 1 (IL-1) is a polypeptide released by activated macrophages and is thought to be a key mediator of host responses to… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Albumin-catalyzed metabolism of prostaglandin D2. Identification of products formed in vitro.
Review
1982
Review
1982
How is the level of free arachidonic acid controlled in mammalian cells?
Over the last 25 years a considerable research effort has concentrated on the eicosanoids, and great progress has been made in… 
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