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Leukotriene production

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-015640

Leukotriene Production consists of synthesis of a family of oxidative derivatives of arachidonic acid (5-lipoxygenase pathway) (leukotrienes) having potent regulatory effects on the activity of cardiovascular, pulmonary, central neural, gastrointestinal, and immune system cells involved in host defense, immediate hypersensitivity, and inflammation.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-015640
FieldEnvironment
SubjectBiological substances
ReferencesNational Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0)
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-015640",
  "term": "Leukotriene production",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Leukotriene Production",
  "definition": "Leukotriene Production consists of synthesis of a family of oxidative derivatives of arachidonic acid (5-lipoxygenase pathway) (leukotrienes) having potent regulatory effects on the activity of cardiovascular, pulmonary, central neural, gastrointestinal, and immune system cells involved in host defense, immediate hypersensitivity, and inflammation.",
  "subject": "Biological substances",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/leukotriene-production/"
}

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