Loss of Δ6-desaturase activity leads to impaired docosahexaenoic acid synthesis in Y-79 retinoblastoma cells

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 293-297

  Marzo, I ^a   Pineiro A ^a   Naval, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CELL ENZYME; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; ACYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; FATTY ACID; LINOLEOYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; LIPID;

ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATTY ACID DESATURATION; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ISOTOPE LABELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOBLASTOMA; CELL CULTURE; CHEMISTRY; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; RETINA TUMOR;

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACID DESATURASES; FATTY ACIDS; HUMANS; LINOLENIC ACIDS; LINOLEOYL-COA DESATURASE; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPIDS; RETINAL NEOPLASMS; RETINOBLASTOMA; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0032217178     PISSN: 09523278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-3278(98)90076-X     Document Type: Article

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