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... > Lipids > Fatty Acids > Fatty Acids, Unsaturated > Eicosanoids > Arachidonic Acids > Leukotrienes > SRS-A > Leukotriene C4
... > Biological Factors > Inflammation Mediators > Autacoids > Eicosanoids > Arachidonic Acids > Leukotrienes > SRS-A > Leukotriene C4
... > Lipids > Fatty Acids > Fatty Acids, Unsaturated > Fatty Acids, Essential > Arachidonic Acids > Leukotrienes > SRS-A > Leukotriene C4

Preferred term

Leukotriene C4  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The conjugation product of LEUKOTRIENE A4 and glutathione. It is the major arachidonic acid metabolite in macrophages and human mast cells as well as in antigen-sensitized lung tissue. It stimulates mucus secretion in the lung, and produces contractions of nonvascular and some VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE. (From Dictionary of Prostaglandins and Related Compounds, 1990)

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 2CU6TT9V48
  • 72025-60-6 (Leukotriene C4)
  • Leukotriene C-4
  • LTC4

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In other languages

  • Leucotriène C4

    French

  • 2CU6TT9V48
  • 72025-60-6 (Leukotriene C4)
  • Leucotriène C-4
  • LT-C4
  • LTC-4
  • LTC4

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-MQF4GXRQ-3

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