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... > Lipids > Fatty Acids > Fatty Acids, Unsaturated > Fatty Acids, Essential > Arachidonic Acids > Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids
... > Biological Factors > Inflammation Mediators > Autacoids > Eicosanoids > Arachidonic Acids > Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids
... > Lipids > Fatty Acids > Fatty Acids, Unsaturated > Eicosanoids > Arachidonic Acids > Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids

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Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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  • HETE

Scope note

  • Eicosatetraenoic acids substituted in any position by one or more hydroxy groups. They are important intermediates in a series of biosynthetic processes leading from arachidonic acid to a number of biologically active compounds such as prostaglandins, thromboxanes, and leukotrienes.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D006893

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