The Occurrence of Iso 24:0 (22-Methyltricosanoic Acid) Fatty Acid in Sphingomyelin of Rat Tissues

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 299-304

  Bettger, W J ^a   Blackadar, C B ^a   McCorquodale, M L ^a   Ewing, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS   (Canada)

Author keywords

22 Methyltricosanoic acid; Branched chain fatty acids; Cat; Dog; Mouse; Rat; Sphingomyelin

Indexed keywords

22 METHYLTRICOSANOIC ACID; BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID; FATTY ACID DERIVATIVE; SPHINGOMYELIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CATTLE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORSE; HUMAN; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RAT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TISSUE LEVEL; TROUT; WHALE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0031946227     PISSN: 03050491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0491(97)00329-5     Document Type: Article

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