Compartmental modeling to quantify α-linolenic acid conversion after longer term intake of multiple tracer boluses

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1474-1483

  Goyens, Petra L L ^a   Spilker, Mary E ^b   Zock, Peter L ^c,d   Katan, Martijn B ^c,d   Mensink, Ronald P ^a,d  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d TOP INSTITUTE FOOD AND NUTRITION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Desaturation; Elongation; Human; Metabolism; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON 13; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; DOCOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID; TRACER; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ENERGY; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VIVO STUDY; ISOTOPE LABELING; KINETICS; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOSPHOLIPID BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID; CARBON ISOTOPES; DIETARY FATS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINOLEIC ACID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 23844549859     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: 15397262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1194/jlr.M400514-JLR200     Document Type: Article

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