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Leukotriene C4
LTC4 | Leukotriene C | Leukotriene C-1 | Leukotriene C-4 | Leukotriene C1 | Leukotrienes C | Leukotriene C 1 | Leukotriene C 4
The conjugation product of LEUKOTRIENE A4 and glutathione. It is the major arachidonic acid metabolite in macrophages and human mast cells as well as in antigen-sensitized lung tissue. It stimulates mucus secretion in the lung, and produces contractions of nonvascular and some vascular smooth muscle. (From Dictionary of Prostaglandins and Related Compounds, 1990) |
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