The majority of dietary linoleate in growing rats is β-oxidized or stored in visceral fat

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 146-152

  Cunnane, Stephen C ^a   Anderson, Matthew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

linoleate; polyunsaturates; rats; linolenate; oxidation

Indexed keywords

LINOLEIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARACHIDONIC ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; LIPID COMPOSITION; LIPID STORAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031026550     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/127.1.146     Document Type: Article

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