Metabolism of very long-chain monounsaturated fatty acids (22:1) and the adaptation to their presence in the diet.
Unadapted rats and other animal species have a limited capacity to metabolize monounsaturated fatty acids with 22 carbons (22:1). Excess amounts in the diet of fats containing these fatty acids cause a transient accumulation (lipidosis) of triacylglycerol in the heart and other tissues but not in th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
1982-02-01
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| Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520381530 |