Compare prostaglandins to leukotrienes. Select the answer which most accurately matches your own.Leukotrienes are formed by the enzyme lipooxygenase whereas prostaglandins are formed by the enzyme cyclooxygenase. They both mediate pain but leukotrienes attract leukocytes to the area and prostaglandins dilate blood vessels.Leukotrienes are formed by the enzyme cyclooxygenase whereas prostaglandins are formed by the enzyme lipooxygenase. They both attract leukocytes to the area but leukotrienes mediate pain and prostaglandins dilate blood vessels. Leukotrienes are formed by the enzyme lipooxygenase whereas prostaglandins are formed by the enzyme cyclooxygenase. They both dilate blood vessels but leukotrienes attract leukocytes to the area and prostaglandins mediate pain.Leukotrienes are formed by the enzyme cyclooxygenase whereas prostaglandins are formed by the enzyme lipooxygenase. They both dilate blood vessels but leukotrienes attract leukocytes to the area and prostaglandins mediate pain.
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Compare prostaglandins to leukotrienes. Select the answer which most accurately matches your own.Leukotrienes are formed by the enzyme lipooxygenase whereas prostaglandins are formed by the enzyme cyclooxygenase. They both mediate pain but leukotrienes attract leukocytes to the area and prostaglandins dilate blood vessels.Leukotrienes are formed by the enzyme cyclooxygenase whereas prostaglandins are formed by the enzyme lipooxygenase. They both attract leukocytes to the area but leukotrienes mediate pain and prostaglandins dilate blood vessels. Leukotrienes are formed by the enzyme lipooxygenase whereas prostaglandins are formed by the enzyme cyclooxygenase. They both dilate blood vessels but leukotrienes attract leukocytes to the area and prostaglandins mediate pain.Leukotrienes are formed by the enzyme cyclooxygenase whereas prostaglandins are formed by the enzyme lipooxygenase. They both dilate blood vessels but leukotrienes attract leukocytes to the area and prostaglandins mediate pain.
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Leukotrienes are formed by the enzyme lipooxygenase whereas prostaglandins are formed by the enzyme cyclooxygenase. They both mediate pain but leukotrienes attract leukocytes to the area and prostaglandins dilate blood vessels.
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