LEUKOTRIENE

Meaning of LEUKOTRIENE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌlü-kō-ˈtrī-ˌēn ]

noun

Date: 1979

: any of a group of eicosanoids that participate in allergic responses (as bronchial constriction)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

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