"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) |
D10.251.355.096.100 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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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