"Arachidonic Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An unsaturated, essential fatty acid. It is found in animal and human fat as well as in the liver, brain, and glandular organs, and is a constituent of animal phosphatides. It is formed by the synthesis from dietary linoleic acid and is a precursor in the biosynthesis of prostaglandins, thromboxanes, and leukotrienes.
Descriptor ID |
D016718
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MeSH Number(s) |
D10.251.355.255.100.100 D10.251.355.310.166.100
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Concept/Terms |
Arachidonic Acid- Arachidonic Acid
- Vitamin F
- (all-Z)-5,8,11,14-Eicosatetraenoic acid
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1995 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
1996 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
1997 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
1998 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2005 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Arachidonic Acid" by people in Profiles.
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Electrophilic nitro-fatty acids prevent astrocyte-mediated toxicity to motor neurons in a cell model of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis via nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor activation. Free Radic Biol Med. 2016 06; 95:112-20.
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Arachidonic acid enhances reproduction in Daphnia magna and mitigates changes in sex ratios induced by pyriproxyfen. Environ Toxicol Chem. 2015 Mar; 34(3):527-35.
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Effects of cytochrome P-450 metabolites of arachidonic acid on the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC). Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2011 Sep; 301(3):F672-81.
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Identification of lipids that accumulate during the routine storage of prestorage leukoreduced red blood cells and cause acute lung injury. Transfusion. 2011 Dec; 51(12):2549-54.
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Production and recovery of polyunsaturated fatty acids-added lipids from fermented canola. Bioresour Technol. 2008 Nov; 99(17):8504-6.
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Cyclooxygenase-2-mediated metabolism of arachidonic acid to 15-oxo-eicosatetraenoic acid by rat intestinal epithelial cells. Chem Res Toxicol. 2007 Nov; 20(11):1665-75.
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Role of Ca2+-independent phospholipase A2gamma in Ca2+-induced mitochondrial permeability transition. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2007 May; 321(2):707-15.
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Krabbe disease: psychosine-mediated activation of phospholipase A2 in oligodendrocyte cell death. J Lipid Res. 2006 Jul; 47(7):1478-92.
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Mechanisms for the prevention of gastrointestinal cancer: the role of prostaglandin E2. Oncology. 2005; 69 Suppl 1:28-32.
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Identifying and defusing weapons of mass inflammation in carcinogenesis. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2006 Jan; 1765(1):74-84.