Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Lipids [D10] » Fatty Acids » Fatty Acids, Unsaturated » Eicosanoids » Arachidonic Acids » Leukotrienes » Leukotriene B4
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Lipids [D10] » Fatty Acids » Fatty Acids, Unsaturated » Fatty Acids, Essential » Arachidonic Acids » Leukotrienes » Leukotriene B4
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Biological Factors [D23] » Inflammation Mediators » Autacoids » Eicosanoids » Leukotrienes » Leukotriene B4
Description
The major metabolite in neutrophil polymorphonuclear leukocytes. It stimulates polymorphonuclear cell function (degranulation, formation of oxygen-centered free radicals, arachidonic acid release, and metabolism). (From Dictionary of Prostaglandins and Related Compounds, 1990) MeSH
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