"Arachidonic Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An unsaturated, essential fatty acid. It is found in animal and human fat as well as in the liver, brain, and glandular organs, and is a constituent of animal phosphatides. It is formed by the synthesis from dietary linoleic acid and is a precursor in the biosynthesis of prostaglandins, thromboxanes, and leukotrienes.
| Descriptor ID |
D016718
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D10.251.355.255.100.100 D10.251.355.310.166.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Arachidonic Acid- Arachidonic Acid
- Vitamin F
- (all-Z)-5,8,11,14-Eicosatetraenoic acid
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Arachidonic Acid" by people in Profiles.
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Essential fatty acid deficiency in children treated with long-term 100% fish-oil lipid injectable emulsion: A longitudinal descriptive cohort study. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2025 Aug; 49(6):732-740.
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Arachidonic and docosahexaenoic acid supplementation and brain maturation in preterm infants; a double blind RCT. Clin Nutr. 2024 01; 43(1):176-186.
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Biomarkers of Dietary Omega-6 Fatty Acids and Incident Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality. Circulation. 2019 05 21; 139(21):2422-2436.
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Omega-6 fatty acid biomarkers and incident type 2 diabetes: pooled analysis of individual-level data for 39?740 adults from 20 prospective cohort studies. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2017 12; 5(12):965-974.
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Anticancer activity of fish oils against human lung cancer is associated with changes in formation of PGE2 and PGE3 and alteration of Akt phosphorylation. Mol Carcinog. 2014 Jul; 53(7):566-77.
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Characterization of an arachidonic acid-deficient (Fads1 knockout) mouse model. J Lipid Res. 2012 Jul; 53(7):1287-95.
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Cyclooxygenase reaction mechanism of prostaglandin H synthase from deuterium kinetic isotope effects. J Inorg Biochem. 2011 Mar; 105(3):382-90.
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Structural comparisons of arachidonic acid-induced radicals formed by prostaglandin H synthase-1 and -2. J Inorg Biochem. 2011 Mar; 105(3):366-74.
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Differences in responses of platelets to fluid shear stress in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) and coronary artery disease (CAD). Platelets. 2009 May; 20(3):199-205.
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Comparative analysis of peritoneum and tumor eicosanoids and pathways in advanced ovarian cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2007 Oct 01; 13(19):5736-44.