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PAF C-18:1 is a naturally occurring phospholipid produced by cells upon stimulation and plays a role in the establishment and maintenance of the inflammatory response. It is less potent than PAF C-16 (Item No. 60900) and PAF C-18 (Item No. 60910) in the induction of neutrophil chemotaxis, but is equipotent to PAF C-16 and PAF C-18 in promoting eosinophil migration.1,2 PAF C-18:1 activates the PAF receptor and has been used in antibody binding experiments to determine the importance of an acyl linkage at the sn-2 position for recognition at this receptor.3
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1. Degree of platelet activating factor-
2. Eosinophil migration in response to three molecular species of platelet activating factor. Inflamm. Res. 45(6), 265-267 (1996).
3. The specificity of the binding of platelet activating factor (PAF) to anti-