Autacoid

Introduction: Autacoid

Description of Autacoid

Autacoid: SYN: autocoid. [G. aut- os, self + eidos, form]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Autacoid: A chemically diverse group of substances produced by various tissues in the body that cause slow contraction of smooth muscle; they have other intense but varied pharmacologic activities.
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Autacoid:

Terms Similar to Autacoid:

• Slow-Reacting Substances

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Autacoid:

• Angiotensins
• Histamine
• Kinins
• Platelet Activating Factor
• Serotonin
• Eicosanoids

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Autacoid

• Inflammation Mediators

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Autacoid

The following list attempts to classify Autacoid into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Biological Factors
  • Inflammation Mediators
    • Autacoids

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