Dietary protein and the control of fatty acid synthesis in rat adipose tissue
Fatty acid synthesis in adipose tissue normally proceeds at a high rate when fasted animals are refed a diet containing carbohydrate, protein, and low levels of fat. This study investigated the effect of omitting protein from the refeeding diet.Rats were fasted for 48 hr and refed either a protein-f...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
1969-11-01
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Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520430299 |