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jwb375

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What are leukotrienes and how are they involved in asthma.

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Treatment with biotin administration at pharmacological doses can prevent the complications associated with which metabolic disorders?
 a. Respiratory chain defects
  b. Pyruvate complex disorders
  c. Holocarboxylase synthetase deficiencies
  d. Methylmalonic acidemias


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Reply #1 on: Aug 20, 2018
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Leukotrienes are chemical mediators produced by the body that contribute to the development of asthma. Leukotrienes, which are synthesized from arachidonic acid, modulate the inflammatory response resulting in tissue edema, mucus secretion, smooth-muscle proliferation, and powerful bronchoconstriction .

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