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Leukotriene
Leukotrienes
are a family of
eicosanoid
inflammatory mediators
produced in
leukocytes
by the
oxidation
of
arachidonic acid
by the
enzyme
arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase
. As their name implies, leukotrienes were first discovered in
leukocytes
, but have since been found in other immune cells.
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