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Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes & Eicosanoids

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Eicosanoids are 20-carbon, oxygenated derivatives of polyunsaturated fatty acids (chiefly arachidonic acid) that act as short-range, local "autacoids" governing inflammation, vascular tone, platelet behaviour, gastric protection, parturition and renal blood flow. For NEET PG this is a high-yield, easy-scoring crossover between biochemistry and pharmacology — the COX/LOX pathways, the antagonistic TXA₂–prostacyclin pa

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