Leukotrienes C

《英文msh詞典》Leukotrienes C
[入口詞] Leukotrienes C
[主題詞] Leukotriene C4
[英文釋義] The conjugation product of LEUKOTRIENE A4 and glutathione. It is the major arachidonic acid metabolite in macrophages and human mast cells as well as in antigen-sensitized lung tissue. It stimulates mucus secretion in the lung,and produces contractions of nonvascular and some vascular smooth muscle. (From Dictionary of Prostaglandins and Related Compounds,1990)