Generation of fad2 transgenic mice that produce omega-6 fatty acids

Science in China, Series C: Life Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1048-1054

  Chen, Qing ^a   Liu, Qing ^b   Wu, Zhi Fang ^a   Wang, Zong Yi ^a   Gou, Ke Mian ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arachidonic acid; FAD2; Fatty acid desaturase; Linoleic acid; Oleic acid; Transgenic mouse

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; DELTA 12 FATTY ACID DESATURASE; DELTA-12 FATTY ACID DESATURASE; LINOLEIC ACID; OLEIC ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; C57BL MOUSE; CHEMISTRY; COTTON; DBA MOUSE; FEMALE; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; FATTY ACID DESATURASES; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; FEMALE; GENETIC VECTORS; GOSSYPIUM; HUMANS; LINOLEIC ACID; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED DBA; MICE, TRANSGENIC; OLEIC ACID; TRANSGENES;

EMBRYOPHYTA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; MUS; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 73249128478     PISSN: 10069305     EISSN: 18622798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-009-0143-z     Document Type: Article

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