Is dietary arachidonic acid necessary for feline reproduction?

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 126, Issue 4 SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Pawlosky, Robert J ^a   Salem Jr , Norman ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

Author keywords

arachidonic acid; corn oil; feline reproduction; polyunsaturated fatty acids

Indexed keywords

CORN OIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARACHIDONIC ACID METABOLISM; CAT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; LIPID COMPOSITION; MALE; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0029864923     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/126.suppl_4.1081s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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