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... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Membrane Proteins > Receptors, Cell Surface > Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled > Receptors, Eicosanoid > Receptors, Leukotriene

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Receptors, Leukotriene  

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  • Leukotriene Receptor
  • Leukotriene Receptors
  • Leukotrienes Receptors
  • Receptor, Leukotriene
  • Receptors, Leukotrienes

Note

  • RECEPTORS, LEUKOTRIENE B4 is also available

Scope note

  • Cell-surface receptors that bind LEUKOTRIENES with high affinity and trigger intracellular changes influencing the behavior of cells. The leukotriene receptor subtypes have been tentatively named according to their affinities for the endogenous leukotrienes LTB4; LTC4; LTD4; and LTE4.

History note

  • 94; was SRS-A RECEPTOR (NM) 1983-93

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