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SUBSTANCE SRS-A [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-05-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Immunology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- slow-reacting substance of anaphylaxis 1, record 1, English, slow%2Dreacting%20substance%20of%20anaphylaxis
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A substance released in the anaphylactic reaction that induces slow, prolonged contraction of certain smooth muscles. It is composed of a mixture of leukotrienes C4, D4 and E4. 1, record 1, English, - slow%2Dreacting%20substance%20of%20anaphylaxis
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Immunologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- substance SRS-A
1, record 1, French, substance%20SRS%2DA
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Médiateur chimique libéré, au cours des réactions allergiques de type I et responsable d'une contraction des fibres musculaires lisses plus tardive mais plus prolongée que celle due à l'histamine. Identifié actuellement comme étant un mélange de leucotriènes LTC 4, LTD 4 et LTE 4, provenant du métabolisme de l'acide arachidonique par la voie de la lipo-oxygénase. 1, record 1, French, - substance%20SRS%2DA
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On distingue deux types de leucotriènes, selon qu'ils comportent une chaîne peptidique (LTC4, LTD4, LTE4) ou non (LTB4). Tous [...] sont les constituants de la «slow reacting substance of anaphylaxis» (SRS-A). 3, record 1, French, - substance%20SRS%2DA
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inmunología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sustancia anafiláctica de reacción lenta
1, record 1, Spanish, sustancia%20anafil%C3%A1ctica%20de%20reacci%C3%B3n%20lenta
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
- SRS-A 1, record 1, Spanish, SRS%2DA
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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