Unsaturated fatty acids, desaturases, and human health

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 189-197

  Lee, Hyungjae ^a   Park, Woo Jung ^b  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

^b Gangneung Wonju National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

dietary fat Associated genes; fatty acid desaturase (FADS); health and development; monounsaturated fatty acids; polyunsaturated fatty acids; stearoyl CoA desaturase (SCD)

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; FATTY ACID DESATURASES; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; HEALTH; HUMANS;

EID: 84894466484     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: 15577600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2013.2917     Document Type: Review

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