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Eicosanoid
Meaning
Noun
●
In Biochemistry:
Any of a family of naturally-occurring
substances
derived
from 20-carbon
polyunsaturated fatty acids
; they include the
prostaglandins
,
thromboxanes
,
leukotrienes
and
epoxyeicosatrienoic acids
; they
function
as hormones.
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Synonyms
Icosanoid
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