RT Book, Section
A1 Panus, Peter C.
A1 Jobst, Erin E.
A1 Masters, Susan B.
A1 Katzung, Bertram
A1 Tinsley, Suzanne L.
A1 Trevor, Anthony J.
SR Print(0)
ID 6095707
T1 Chapter 34. Drugs Affecting Eicosanoid Metabolism, Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs, and Drugs Used in Gout
T2 Pharmacology for the Physical Therapist
YR 2009
FD 2009
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-146043-9
LK accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6095707
RD 2024/04/20
AB Eicosanoids  are  20-carbon  fatty  acids  (eicosa-  means  20)  found  in  many  tissues  of  the  body.  These  compounds  are  extremely  important  in  multiple  physiologic  responses,  such  as  gastric  mucosal  protection  and  controlling  resistance  in  various  vascular  beds.  They  are  also  significant  mediators  of  pain  and  inflammation.  Thus,  both  eicosanoid  agonists  and  antagonists  are  important,  but  the  antagonists  are  more  commonly  used  clinically.