Title | Biochemistry of Arachidonic Acid Metabolism [electronic resource] / edited by William E. M. Lands |
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Imprint | Boston, MA : Springer US, 1985 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2597-0 |
Descript | XX, 442 p. online resource |
1. Mechanisms of Cyclooxygenase and Peroxidase Catalysis -- 2. Lipoxygenase Mechanisms -- 3. Enzymes Synthesizing and Metabolizing Prostanoids -- 4. Enzymatic Formation of Leukotrienes -- 5. Cellular and Subcellular Compartmentation of Prostaglandin and Thromboxane Synthesis -- 6. Role of Active Oxygen in the Formation of Lipid Hydroperoxides -- 7. Peroxidatic Activation of Procarcinogens: A Role for Prostaglandin H Synthase in Initiation of Chemical Carcinogenesis -- 8. Selenium-Dependent Glutathione Peroxidase and Eicosanoid Production -- 9. Radiation Effects on Eicosanoid Formation -- 10. Phospholipases -- 11. Glucocorticoid-Induced Anti-Phospholipase Proteins -- 12. Lipid Nutrition, Prostaglandins and Cancer -- 13. Biological Effects of Hydroxy Fatty Acids -- 14. Chemotaxis -- 15. Prostanoid Receptors -- 16. Leukotrienes: Biological Properties, Evidence for Specific Receptor Sites and Evidence for the Involvement of Leukotrienes in Pathological Situations -- 17. Cyclic Nucleotides -- 18. Cell-Cell Signalling -- 19. Proteolytic Enzymes and Arachidonic Acid Metabolites -- 20. Extracellular Nucleotide Hydrolysis and Integration of Signalling -- 21. Eicosanoids and Tumor Promotion -- 22. High Pressure Liquid Chromatography of Eicosanoids -- 23. Radioimmunoassay of Eicosanoids Associated with Tumor Growth -- 24. Mass Spectrometry and Eicosanoid Analysis