LEUKOTRIENES

Domain	Definition
Health	A family of biologically active compounds derived from arachidonic acid by oxidative metabolism through the 5-lipoxygenase pathway. They participate in host defense reactions and pathophysiological conditions such as immediate hypersensitivity and inflammation. They have potent actions on many essential organs and systems, including the cardiovascular, pulmonary, and central nervous system as well as the gastrointestinal tract and the immune system. (references)
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Commercial Usage: LEUKOTRIENES

Domain	Title
Books	Biology of the leukotrienes (reference) Drugs Affecting Leukotrienes and Other Eicosanoid Pathways (NATO Asi Series A, Life Sciences, Vol 95) (reference) Leukotrienes and Other Lipoxygenase Products (reference) Leukotrienes and Prostacyclin (reference) Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes, Lipoxins, and Paf: Mechanism of Action, Molecular Biology, and Clinical Applications (Gwumc Department of Biochemistry) (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Prostaglandins Leukotrienes & Essential Fatty Acids (reference) (more periodical examples)
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Non-Fiction Usage: LEUKOTRIENES

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Other chemicals made and released by mast cells, including cytokines and leukotrienes, also contribute to allergic symptoms. (references)
		When the allergen next encounters its specific IgE, it attaches to the antibody like a key fitting into a lock, signaling the cell to which the IgE is attached to release (and in some cases to produce) powerful inflammatory chemicals like histamine, cytokines, and leukotrienes. (references)
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Usage Frequency: LEUKOTRIENES

"LEUKOTRIENES" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "LEUKOTRIENES" is used about 28 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Frequency of Internet Keywords: LEUKOTRIENES

Anagrams: LEUKOTRIENES

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-e-e-i-k-l-n-o-r-s-t-u"
	-1 letter: leukotriene.
	-3 letters: knurliest, lorikeets, outliners, unsterile.
	-4 letters: eloiners, elutions, enlistee, enlister, entresol, esurient, eternise, eurokies, instroke, insulter, kernites, kerosene, kerosine, kneelers, leeriest, listener, lorikeet, nestlike, noselike, oneriest, outliers, outliner, outlines, reekiest, reenlist, resolute, retinols, retinues, reunites, roselike, routines, runelike, selenite, serotine, silenter, skeleton, sleekier, sleetier, snoutier, steelier, teensier, tinklers, toluenes, treelike, triskele, turnsole.
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