Definitions
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- noun Any of a group of substances that are derived from arachidonic acid, including leukotrienes, prostaglandins, and thromboxanes.
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- noun biochemistry Any of a
family of naturally-occurringsubstances derived fro 20-carbon polyunsaturated fatty acids ; they include theprostaglandins ,thromboxanes ,leukotrienes andepoxyeicosatrienoic acids ; theyfunction ashormones .
Etymologies
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I do take fish oil and/or cod liver oil, partly for omega 3 balance which would include the anti-inflammatory eicosanoid response and partly for possible help with depression.
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I do take fish oil and/or cod liver oil, partly for omega 3 balance which would include the anti-inflammatory eicosanoid response and partly for possible help with depression.
Ditch your NSAID meds | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2006
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Funk, C.D. Prostaglandins and leukotrienes: Advances in eicosanoid biology.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Funk, C.D. Prostaglandins and leukotrienes: Advances in eicosanoid biology.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Extracts from two frequently consumed spices—cumin (Cuminum ciminum) and turmeric (Curcuma longa)—inhibit platelet aggregation and alter eicosanoid biosynthesis in human blood platelets.
The Best Alternative Medicine Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier 2000
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Extracts from two frequently consumed spices—cumin (Cuminum ciminum) and turmeric (Curcuma longa)—inhibit platelet aggregation and alter eicosanoid biosynthesis in human blood platelets.
The Best Alternative Medicine Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier 2000
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Sugano M, Ikeda I, Wakamatsu K, Oka T. Influence of Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis) - seed oil containing cis-5, cis-9, cis-12-octadecatrienoic acid on polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism, eicosanoid production and blood pressure of rats.
Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34;Weight Loss 2010
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Aiming to address if a parallel increase of redox state took place in the periphery, we evaluated malondialdehyde (MDA), a terminal compound derived from lipid peroxidation and from eicosanoid biosynthesis, widely used to monitor oxidative stress
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Franco Folli et al. 2010
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Despite the demonstrated utility of standard factors in coronary heart disease (CHD) risk prediction, there remains an intense interest in finding additional markers that would improve upon this standard Fatty acids (FAs) are powerful modulators of cell membrane receptors and affect signal transduction, gene transcription, and eicosanoid metabolism.
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They may also lessen the severity of autoimmune diseases by suppressing the immune system and by inhibiting eicosanoid-induced inflammation (Fernandes and Venkatraman, 1992).
NaturalNews.com 2009
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