[class of compounds named after and generally derived from C20 fatty acids (eicosanoic acids) that includes prostaglandins, leukotrienes, thromboxanes, and hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids; they have hormone-like effects mediated by specialized receptors (eicosanoid receptors). ( CSP )]
UMLS (CSP) C0013725 Relation/PAR: Fatty Acids, Unsaturated
cell communication molecule
Relation/CHD: Leukotriene
[HS875] PROSTAGLANDINS
Thromboxane
Arachidonic Acids