Investigation of the intra-day variation in stearoyl-CoA-desaturase activity by measuring the product-to-precursor ratios of fatty acids (16:1/16:0 and 18:1/18:0)

Obesity is today a problem that has reached epidemic proportions. One of the causes of obesity is the over-consumption of energy. Fat is the most energy-dense nutrient, where the quality seems to be more important for the development of the metabolic diseases than the quantity. The fatty acid compos...

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Main Author: Wiman, Josefin
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi 2008
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-87728