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... > Lipids > Fatty Acids > Fatty Acids, Unsaturated > Fatty Acids, Essential > Arachidonic Acids > Leukotrienes > Leukotriene B4
... > Biological Factors > Inflammation Mediators > Autacoids > Eicosanoids > Arachidonic Acids > Leukotrienes > Leukotriene B4
... > Lipids > Fatty Acids > Fatty Acids, Unsaturated > Eicosanoids > Arachidonic Acids > Leukotrienes > Leukotriene B4

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Leukotriene B4  

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Entry terms

  • B-4, Leukotriene
  • Leukotriene B 4
  • Leukotriene B-4
  • LTB4

Scope note

  • The major metabolite in neutrophil polymorphonuclear leukocytes. It stimulates polymorphonuclear cell function (degranulation, formation of oxygen-centered free radicals, arachidonic acid release, and metabolism). (From Dictionary of Prostaglandins and Related Compounds, 1990)

History note

  • 94; was LEUKOTRIENES B 1983-93; LEUKOTRIENE B4 was see LEUKOTRIENES B 1983-93

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007975

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