GO:0046469 |
Definition
| The chemical reactions and physical changes involving platelet activating factor, 1-O-alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycerol 3-phosphocholine, where alkyl = hexadecyl or octadecyl. Platelet activating factor is an inflammatory mediator released from a variety of cells in response to various stimuli. |
| | The chemical reactions involving platelet activating factor, 1-O-alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycerol 3-phosphocholine, where alkyl = hexadecyl or octadecyl. Platelet activating factor is an inflammatory mediator released from a variety of cells in response to various stimuli. |
| Term | platelet activating factor metabolism |
| Type | Biological_process |
| Child | Instance | GO:0006663
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| Parent | Instance_of | GO:0006644
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Index
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Descendent
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