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Preferred term

Leukotriene B4  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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)

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 1HGW4DR56D
  • 71160-24-2 (Leukotriene B4)
  • Leukotriene B-4
  • LTB4

In other languages

  • French

  • 1HGW4DR56D
  • 71160-24-2 (Leukotriene B4)
  • Leucotriène B-4
  • LT-B4
  • LTB-4
  • LTB4

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-W5716HV0-4

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