Whole body distribution of deuterated linoleic and α-linolenic acids and their metabolites in the rat

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2709-2724

  Yu, Hong Lin ^a   Salem Jr , Norman ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

Author keywords

Arachidonic acid; Docosahexaenoic acid; Essential fatty acid; Fatty acid metabolism; Gas liquid chromatography mass spectrometry; Polyunsaturated fatty acid; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID; LINOLEIC ACID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; FATTY ACID DESATURATION; ISOTOPE TRACING; LIVER METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SPLEEN; STOMACH;

ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID; ANIMALS; DEUTERIUM; DEUTERIUM EXCHANGE MEASUREMENT; DIETARY FATS, UNSATURATED; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; LINOLEIC ACID; MALE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 37249002275     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: 15397262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1194/jlr.M700369-JLR200     Document Type: Article

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