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Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids
Tree Number(s)
D10.251.355.255.100.300
D10.251.355.310.166.550
Unique ID
D006893
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006893
Scope Note
Eicosatetraenoic acids substituted in any position by one or more hydroxy groups. They are important intermediates in a series of biosynthetic processes leading from arachidonic acid to a number of biologically active compounds such as prostaglandins, thromboxanes, and leukotrienes.
Entry Term(s)
HETE
NLM Classification #
QU 90
Previous Indexing
Arachidonic Acids (1967-1984)
Fatty Acids, Essential (1966)
Public MeSH Note
85
History Note
85
Date Established
1985/01/01
Date of Entry
1984/05/30
Revision Date
2015/06/22
Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids Preferred
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