prostanoid

prostanoid
pros·ta·noid (prosґtə-noid) any of a group of complex fatty acids derived from arachidonic acid, being 20 carbons in length with an internal five- or six-carbon ring; examples are the prostaglandins, prostanoic acid, and the thromboxanes.

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