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mead acid

Known as: All-cis-icosa-5, 8,11-trienoic acid, 5,8,11-eicosatrienoic acid, Fatty Acid 20:3 n-9 
A polyunsaturated long-chain fatty acid with a 20-carbon backbone and 3 double bonds, originating from the 9th, 12th and 15th positions from the… 
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8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic Acid
Mead acid:EntSub:Pt:RBC:QnMead acid:SCnc:Pt:Ser/Plas:Qnanalogs & derivatives

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1993
1993
Oxygenation of 5,8,11-eicosatrienoic acid by prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase and by cytochrome P450 monooxygenase: structure and mechanism of formation of major metabolites.
Incubation of 5,8,11-[1-14C]eicosatrienoic acid with prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase of ram vesicular gland microsomes led to… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Arachidonic acid, 5,8,11-eicosatrienoic acid and 5,8,11,14, 17-eicosapentaenoic acid. Dietary manipulation of the levels of these acids in rat liver and platelet phospholipids and their incorporation…
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Leukotriene B formation by neutrophils from essential fatty acid-deficient rats.
Analysis of neutrophil phospholipids from rats fed an essential fatty acid-deficient diet revealed a 33% reduction in… 
1983
1983
Products derived from 5,8,11-eicosatrienoic acid by the 5-lipoxygenase-leukotriene pathway.
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Conversion of 5,8,11-eicosatrienoic acid to leukotrienes C3 and D3.
1981
1981
Formation of leukotrienes E3, E4 and E5 in rat basophilic leukemia cells.
Rat basophilic leukemia (RBL-1) cells incubated with ionophore A23187 and 5,8,11-eicosatrienoic acid produced three slow-reacting… 
1979
1979
Abnormal lung surfactant related to essential fatty acid deficiency in a neonate.
A low-birth-weight infant, suffering from chronic bronchopulmonary dysplasia following hyaline membrane disease and recurrent… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Essential fatty acid deficiency in human adults during total parenteral nutrition.
Three patients undergoing prolonged total parenteral nutrition at home developed skin lesions, characterized by dryness and scaly… 
1965
1965
The fatty acids of individual liver phosphatides from rats grown on a fat-free diet.
Highly Cited
1959
Highly Cited
1959
Metabolism of essential fatty acids. VIII. Origin of 5,8,11-eicosatrienoic acid in the fat-deficient rat.
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