Effects of Oestradiol on Brain Lipid Class and Fatty Acid Composition: Comparison Between Pregnant and Ovariectomised Oestradiol-Treated Rats

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 292-309

  Fabelo, N ^a   Martin, V ^b   Gonzalez C ^c   Alonso, A ^c   Diaz, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA Y BIOLOGÍA MOLECULAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brain lipid composition; Docosahexaenoic acid; Oestrogens; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FATTY ACID; GESTAGEN; LINOLEIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; LIPID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID; PLASMALOGEN; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID BRAIN LEVEL; LIPID COMPOSITION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PHOSPHOLIPID BLOOD LEVEL; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; ESTRADIOL; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPIDS; LIVER; MALE; OVARIECTOMY; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 84855938064     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2011.02242.x     Document Type: Article

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