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Biochemistry of Arachidonic Acid Metabolism

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  • © 1985

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Editors:
  1. William E. M. Lands

    1. Department of Biological Chemistry College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, USA

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Part of the book series: Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes, and Cancer (PLAC, volume 1)

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Mechanisms of Cyclooxygenase and Peroxidase Catalysis by Prostaglandin H Synthase

    • Richard J. Kulmacz
    Pages 1-8

  3. Lipoxygenase Mechanisms

    • Frank J. Papatheofanis, William E. M. Lands
    Pages 9-39

  4. Enzymes Synthesizing and Metabolizing Prostanoids

    • Shozo Yamamoto
    Pages 41-50

  5. Enzymatic Formation of Leukotrienes

    • Barbara A. Jakschik, Christine G. Kuo, Yue Fang Wei
    Pages 51-75

  6. Cellular and Subcellular Compartmentation of Prostaglandin and Thromboxane Synthesis

    • William L. Smith
    Pages 77-93

  7. Role of Active Oxygen in the Formation of Lipid Hydroperoxides

    • Paul J. Marshall
    Pages 95-126

  8. Peroxidatic Activation of Procarcinogens: A Role for Prostaglandin H Synthase in Initiation of Chemical Carcinogenesis

    • Terry V. Zenser, Bernard B. Davis
    Pages 127-149

  9. Selenium-Dependent Glutathione Peroxidase and Eicosanoid Production

    • Norberta W. Schoene
    Pages 151-160

  10. Radiation Effects on Eicosanoid Formation

    • Peter Polgar, Gerald Hahn, Linda Taylor
    Pages 161-173

  11. Phospholipases

    • Larry W. Daniel
    Pages 175-193

  12. Glucocorticoid-Induced Anti-Phospholipase Proteins

    • L. Parente, R. J. Flower
    Pages 195-201

  13. Lipid Nutrition, Prostaglandins and Cancer

    • Rashida A. Karmali
    Pages 203-212

  14. Biological Effects of Hydroxy Fatty Acids

    • Jack Y. Vanderhoek
    Pages 213-226

  15. Chemotaxis

    • J. Varani
    Pages 227-241

  16. Prostanoid Receptors

    • D. Euan Macintyre
    Pages 243-267

  17. Leukotrienes: Biological Properties, Evidence for Specific Receptor Sites and Evidence for the Involvement of Leukotrienes in Pathological Situations

    • A. W. Ford-Hutchinson
    Pages 269-285

  18. Cyclic Nucleotides

    • Douglas L. Archer, Joann A. Wess
    Pages 287-296

  19. Cell-Cell Signalling

    • Jacques Maclouf
    Pages 297-309

  20. Proteolytic Enzymes and Arachidonic Acid Metabolites

    • Bonnie F. Sloane, Kenneth V. Honn
    Pages 311-321
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Biological Chemistry College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, USA

    William E. M. Lands

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Biochemistry of Arachidonic Acid Metabolism

  • Editors: William E. M. Lands

  • Series Title: Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes, and Cancer

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2597-0

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Martinus Nijhoff Publishing, Boston 1985

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-89838-717-9Published: 30 April 1985

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-9627-0Published: 01 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4613-2597-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 442

  • Topics: Oncology, Biochemistry, general

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