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MeSH Heading: Eicosanoids
Tree Number(s): D10.251.355.255; D23.469.050.175
Unique ID: D015777
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015777
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics
Scope Note: A class of compounds named after and generally derived from C20 fatty acids (EICOSANOIC ACIDS) that includes PROSTAGLANDINS; LEUKOTRIENES; THROMBOXANES, and HYDROXYEICOSATETRAENOIC ACIDS. They have hormone-like effects mediated by specialized receptors (RECEPTORS, EICOSANOID).
Entry Term(s): Eicosanoid; Icosanoid; Icosanoids
NLM Classification #: QU 90
Previous Indexing: Arachidonic Acids (1967-1989); Fatty Acids, Unsaturated (1973-1989); Leukotrienes (1989); Prostaglandins (1966-1989); Thromboxanes (1978-1989)
See Also: Receptors, Eicosanoid
Public MeSH Note: 90
History Note: 90
Date Established: 1990/01/01
Date of Entry: 1989/05/15
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0024172
Scope Note: A class of compounds named after and generally derived from C20 fatty acids (EICOSANOIC ACIDS) that includes PROSTAGLANDINS; LEUKOTRIENES; THROMBOXANES, and HYDROXYEICOSATETRAENOIC ACIDS. They have hormone-like effects mediated by specialized receptors (RECEPTORS, EICOSANOID).
Terms: Eicosanoids Preferred Term
Term UI T046798
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1990); Icosanoid
Term UI T001003516
Date12/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Eicosanoid
Term UI T001003517
Date12/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Icosanoids
Term UI T470456
Date11/19/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003)

Eicosanoids MeSH Descriptor Data 2024