20:5n-3 but not 22:6n-3 is a preferred substrate for synthesis of n-3 very-long-chain fatty acids (C24-C36) in retina

Current Eye Research

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 959-968

  Suh, Miyoung ^a   Clandinin, M Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

20:5n 3; 22:6n 3; Dietary fat; N 3 fatty acid; Retina; Very long chain fatty acid

Indexed keywords

FAT; HEXANOIC ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID; TRITIUM; VALERIC ACID; VERY LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL DIET; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE; FEEDING; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LIPOGENESIS; MALE; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA; SYNTHESIS; TIME; VITREOUS BODY;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; LIGHT; MALE; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PRODRUGS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RETINA; ROD OUTER SEGMENTS;

EID: 31544470367     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02713680500246957     Document Type: Article

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