Influence of gender on DHA synthesis: The response of rat liver to low dietary α-linolenic acid evidences higher ω3 Δ4-desaturation index in females

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 199-209

  Alessandri, Jean Marc ^a   Extier, Audrey ^a   Al Gubory, Kaïs H ^b   Harbeby, Emilie ^a   Lallemand, Marie Sylvie ^a   Linard, Alain ^a   Lavialle, Monique ^a   Guesnet, Philippe ^a  

^a INRA   (France)

^b INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

Author keywords

6 Desaturase; Linolenic acid; 3 Fatty acid; Desaturation index; Docosahexaenoic acid; Estrogen; Gender effect; Liver; Ovariectomy; Requirements

Indexed keywords

CERVONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ESTRADIOL; LINOLENIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; FATTY ACID DESATURATION; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; GAS LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORMONAL REGULATION; LIPID COMPOSITION; LIPID LIVER LEVEL; LIVER EXAMINATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID; ANIMALS; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FEMALE; LIVER; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEX FACTORS; STEAROYL-COA DESATURASE;

RATTUS;

EID: 84860672804     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: 14366215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-011-0208-1     Document Type: Article

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