Chemicals and Drugs

Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids

Eicosatetraenoic acids substituted in any position by one or more hydroxy groups. They are important intermediates in a series of biosynthetic processes leading from arachidonic acid to a number of biologically active compounds such as prostaglandins, thromboxanes, and leukotrienes.

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Abstract

Eicosatetraenoic acids substituted in any position by one or more hydroxy groups. They are important intermediates in a series of biosynthetic processes leading from arachidonic acid to a number of biologically active compounds such as prostaglandins, thromboxanes, and leukotrienes.

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  • HETE
  • Acids, Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Previous Indexing

  • Arachidonic Acids (1967-1984)
  • Fatty Acids, Essential (1966)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006893. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006893
  2. Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic_acid
  3. Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65658502