Leukotriene
[loo-kuh-trahy-een] /ˌlu kəˈtraɪ in/
noun, Biochemistry.
1.
a lipid, C 20 H 30 O 3 , produced by white blood cells in an immune response to antigens, that contributes to allergic asthma and inflammatory reactions.
/ˌluːkəʊˈtraɪiːn/
noun
1.
one of a class of products of metabolic conversion of arachidonic acid; the active constituents of slow-reacting substance, responsible for bronchial constriction, contraction of smooth muscle, and inflammatory processes
leukotriene leu·ko·tri·ene (lōō’kə-trī’ēn’)
n.
Any of a group of physiologically active substances that possibly function as mediators of inflammation and as participants in allergic responses.
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