Deficiency of linoleic and linolenic acids in the body leads to the skin damage, hair loss, delayed wound healing, thrombocytopenia, low resistance to infections. These changes are most likely to be caused by the impaired synthesis of the following substances:

Question

Answer options

Corticosteroids
Interleukins
Catecholamines
Interferons
Eicosanoids

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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