Deficiency of linoleic and linolenic acids in an organism induces skin damages, hair loss, slow wound healing, thrombocytopenia, low resistance to infectious diseases. These symptoms are most likely to be caused by the disturbed synthesis of the following substances:

Question

Answer options

Eicosanoids
Interleukins
Catecholamines
Corticosteroids
Interferons

Correct answer

Eicosanoids

Explanation

Eicosanoids exert complex control over many bodily systems, mainly in inflammation or immunity and as messengers in CNS, growth during and after physical activity.

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