In biochemistry, eicosanoids are signaling molecules made by oxidation of twenty-carbon essential fatty acids, (EFAs). They exert complex control over many bodily systems, mainly in inflammation or immunity, and as messengers in the central nervous system. Source: [[wikipedia:Eicosanoid|Wikipedia]]

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Thomas Kelder , Christine Chichester , Martina Summer-Kutmon , and Eric Weitz

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Pathway Ontology: eicosanoid biosynthetic pathway

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1. Prostaglandins and leukotrienes: advances in eicosanoid biology. Funk CD. Science. 2001 Nov 30;294(5548):1871–5. PubMed Europe PMC Scholia