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Health | An unsaturated, essential fatty acid. It is found in animal and human fat as well as in the liver, brain, and glandular organs, and is a constituent of animal phosphatides. It is formed by the synthesis from dietary linoleic acid and is a precursor in the biosynthesis of prostaglandins, thromboxanes, and leukotrienes. (references) |
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It present in the membrane of the body's cellss, and is a precursor in the production of prostaglandins.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Arachidonic acid."
Crosswords: ARACHIDONIC ACID |
| Specialty definitions using "ARACHIDONIC ACID": 5,8,11,14,17-Eicosapentaenoic Acid, 5,8,11,14-Eicosatetraynoic Acid ♦ 8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic Acid ♦ Arachidonate 12-Lipoxygenase, Arachidonate 15-Lipoxygenase, Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase, Arachidonate Lipoxygenases ♦ Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors ♦ Eicosanoids ♦ Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids ♦ Iloprost ♦ Leukotrienes, Lipoxygenase Inhibitors ♦ Mortierella ♦ Nordihydroguaiaretic Acid ♦ Prostaglandin D2, Prostaglandin Endoperoxides, Prostaglandins. (references) |
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Health | This may be mediated through cyclo-oxygenase and lipoxygenase products of arachidonic acid. Generation of the prostaglandins associated with UVB erythema produced within the first 6 to 12 hours can be blocked by topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents such as indomethacin. (references) | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
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arachidonic acid | 31 |
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| Language | Translations for "ARACHIDONIC ACID"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | arachidonsyre. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | arachidonzuur. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | acide eicosantétraénoique 5, acide arachidonique. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Arachidonsaeure. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | αραχιδονικό οξύ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | acido arachidonico, acido 5, 14-eicosatetraenico. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | アラキドン酸 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | アラキドンさ". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | arachidonicay aciday ácido araquidónico. (various references) ácido araquidónico. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Words within the letters "a-a-a-c-c-c-d-d-h-i-i-i-n-o-r" | |
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