Recycling of docosahexaenoic acid in rat retinas during n-3 fatty acid deficiency.
About 50% of the fatty acids in retinal rod outer segments is docosahexaenoic acid [22:6(n-3)], a member of the linolenic acid [18:3(n-3)] family of essential fatty acids. Dietary deprivation of n-3 fatty acids leads to only modest changes in 22:6(n-3) levels in the retina. We investigated the mecha...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
1991-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520419042 |