2008-02-11

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2008-02-11 10:18 am
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COPD factoids

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
(Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema)

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2008-02-11 07:42 pm

Biochemistry: Essential Fatty Acid Metabolism

What is arachidonic acid? It's a 20 carbon fatty acid that is unsaturated in four places. It is also known as eicosatetraenoic acid. 20:4 delta 4, 8, 11, 14. It's a precursor to local (autocrine & paracrine) signalling molecules known as Eicosanoids.
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