KROK 1 2013 – Question 144 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
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:
- A. Interleukins
- B. Eicosanoids
- C. Corticosteroids
- D. Catecholamines
- E. Interferons
Hint
Ask which family of signalling molecules the body derives from these essential polyunsaturated fatty acids, and compare that with the symptom list.
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