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Eicosanoids and inflammation

Journal of Pathology, 1988
K I, Williams, G A, Higgs
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Eicosanoids and the Esophagus

Digestive Diseases, 2000
Eicosanoids are metabolites of arachidonic acid and include, among other compounds, the prostaglandins and leukotrienes. These metabolites are known to play important roles in the health and disease of many gastrointestinal tissues. Less attention, however, has been given to their functions in the esophagus.
J D, Long, R C, Orlando
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Eicosanoids and radiation

European Journal of Cancer, 1995
radiotherapy depends on the tolerance of the critical normal tissue within the radiation field. Consequently, any attempt to improve the efficacy of radiotherapy must be aimed at increasing tumour radioresponse and/or reducing normal tissue complications. To achieve this objective, many diverse approaches have been investigated, including modulation of
L, Milas, W R, Hanson
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Eicosanoids and ovulation

Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids, 1993
PGs and probably other eicosanoids play a fundamental role in the process of ovulation, more specifically in the mechanism of follicle wall rupture. Although the nature of this role has yet to be established a number of plausible theories exist. It seems likely that altered PG metabolism is responsible for some cases of human female subfertility.
A R, Priddy, S R, Killick
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Eicosanoids and the stomach

Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators, 2000
Eicosanoids are arachidonic acid derivatives that include prostaglandins, thromboxanes, and leukotrienes. During the last three decades, it has become evident that these bioactive lipids play a pivotal role in gastric physiology. The goal of the present review is to describe their involvement in the normal regulation of gastric secretion and gastric ...
S, Atay, A S, Tarnawski, A, Dubois
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Eicosanoids in psoriasis

Journal of Dermatological Science, 1990
Psoriasis is clinically and histologically characterized by, among others, the following phenomena: epidermal hyperproliferation [ 11, disturbed differentiation of the epidermis, dilation of capillaries in the upper dermis, and infiltration of neutrophils [ 21 and mononuclear inflammatory cells [3] in the dermis.
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The Eicosanoids of Asthma

New England Journal of Medicine, 1983
Nowadays, bronchial asthma is generally regarded as a disease of allergy. Its expression can be attributed to a constitutional predisposition which not only manifests itself as a hypersensitivity to various allergens, but also as an altered resistance of the airways.1 Fifty years after this formulation of asthma emerged from the school of Clemens von ...
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