Deposition of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is limited in forebrain of young obese fa/fa Zucker rats fed a diet high in α-linolenic acid but devoid of DHA

Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 835-842

  Zhao, Jinping ^a   Gillam, Melani E ^b   Taylor, Carla G ^b   Weiler, Hope A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

linolenic acid; DHA; Forebrain; Hyperinsulinemia; Young Zucker rats

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; ACYL COENZYME A DESATURASE 1; DIHOMO GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; LINOLEOYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; LINSEED OIL; MENHADEN OIL; PALMITOLEIC ACID; SAFFLOWER OIL;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; FOREBRAIN; GENOTYPE; HYPERINSULINEMIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LEARNING; LIPID COMPOSITION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; RAT; ZUCKER RAT;

ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID; ANIMALS; DIET; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; FATTY ACID DESATURASES; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; OBESITY; PROSENCEPHALON; RATS; RATS, ZUCKER;

CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS; RATTUS;

EID: 79953884842     PISSN: 09552863     EISSN: 18734847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2010.06.012     Document Type: Article

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