Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes, and the Immune Response
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: November 23, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780521031714
Subjects: Biochemical immunology; Immunology; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Microbiology; Medical / Microbiology; Medical-Immunology
First sentence: The products of arachidonic acid metabolism, including the prostaglandins and the leukotrienes, are surprisingly versatile compounds, which paticipate in an extraordinary variety of normal physiological processes, such as maintaning blood pressure and body temperature, protecting organs from damage caused by disease, traumatic injury and stress and, regulating parturition.