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Biological Factors > Inflammation Mediators > Autacoids

Preferred term

Autacoids  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Autacoid
  • Slow Reacting Substance
  • Slow-Reacting Substance
  • Slow Reacting Substances
  • Slow-Reacting Substances
  • Substance, Slow-Reacting
  • Substances, Slow-Reacting

Note

  • general or unspecified; prefer specifics

Scope note

  • A chemically diverse group of substances produced by various tissues in the body that cause slow contraction of smooth muscle; they have other intense but varied pharmacologic activities.

History note

  • 95; was SLOW-REACTING SUBSTANCES 1967-94 (Prov 1967-73); AUTACOIDS was see SLOW-REACTING SUBSTANCES 1978-94

In other languages

  • autakoidit

    Finnish

  • autakoidi
  • kudoshormoni
  • kudoshormonit
  • paikallishormoni
  • paikallishormonit
  • Autakoider

    Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D012898

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