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Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D007975
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Preferred Name

Leukotriene B4

Definitions
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)
Synonyms
Leukotrienes B
Leukotriene B-4
5,12 HETE
B-4, Leukotriene
6,8,10,14-Eicosatetraenoic acid, 5,12-dihydroxy-, (S-(R*,S*-(E,Z,E,Z)))-
Leukotriene B 4
Leukotriene B
LTB4
5,12-HETE
5,12-diHETE
5,12 diHETE
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