A comparison of the metabolism of eighteen-carbon 13C-unsaturated fatty acids in healthy women

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 474-485

  McCloy, U ^a   Ryan, M A ^a   Pencharz, P B ^a,b   Ross, R J ^c   Cunnane, S C ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF GERIATRICS OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Blood lipids; Body fat; Dietary fat; Elaidic acid; Fatty acid oxidation; Linoleic acid; Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid; Oleic acid; linolenic acid

Indexed keywords

CARBON 13; CHOLESTEROL ESTER; ELAIDIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; OLEIC ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; TRACER; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ABDOMEN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOTOPE LABELING; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID COMPOSITION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 1542409270     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1194/jlr.M300304-JLR200     Document Type: Article

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