"Eicosanoids" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A class of compounds named after and generally derived from C20 fatty acids (EICOSANOIC ACIDS) that includes PROSTAGLANDINS; LEUKOTRIENES; THROMBOXANES, and HYDROXYEICOSATETRAENOIC ACIDS. They have hormone-like effects mediated by specialized receptors (RECEPTORS, EICOSANOID).
| Descriptor ID |
D015777
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D10.251.355.255 D23.469.050.175
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Eicosanoids" by people in Profiles.
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Developmental differences in production of lipoxygenase metabolites by ovine lungs. Exp Lung Res. 1995 May-Jun; 21(3):385-405.
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Metabolism of endogenous arachidonic acid by isolated lungs of neonatal and adult rabbits stimulated with calcium ionophore: effect of hypoxia. Exp Lung Res. 1992 Jan-Mar; 18(1):69-85.
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Candida albicans stimulates endothelial cell eicosanoid production. J Infect Dis. 1991 Nov; 164(5):928-35.
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Vasoconstrictor response to prostacyclin in rabbit pulmonary circulation. Respir Physiol. 1991 Aug; 85(2):193-204.