Specific roles of saturated fatty acids: Beyond epidemiological data

European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology

Volumn 117, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1489-1499

  Legrand, Philippe ^a   Rioux, Vincent ^a  

^a Agrocampus French National Institute of Health and Medical Research   (France)

Author keywords

Caprylic acid; Dietary saturated fatty acids; Fatty acid protein acylation; Metabolism; Myristic acid; Palmitic acid

Indexed keywords

EID: 84944175565     PISSN: 14387697     EISSN: 14389312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.201400514     Document Type: Review

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