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Lipids, 1996
AbstractIn a controlled study of red cell membrane fatty acids in patients with schizophrenia, substantial depletions of fatty acids from both the n‐6 and n‐3 series were demonstrated. Arachidonic acid and docosahexaenoic acid were particularly depleted.
J D, Laugharne, J E, Mellor, M, Peet
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AbstractIn a controlled study of red cell membrane fatty acids in patients with schizophrenia, substantial depletions of fatty acids from both the n‐6 and n‐3 series were demonstrated. Arachidonic acid and docosahexaenoic acid were particularly depleted.
J D, Laugharne, J E, Mellor, M, Peet
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The biosynthesis of fatty acids
Journal of Chemical Education, 1965Examines the biosynthesis of fatty acids, including fatty acid oxidation, the synthesis of saturated fatty acids, and the control of fatty acid ...
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Lipids, 1999
AbstractAll fatty acids have important functions, but the term “essential” is applied only to those polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) that are necessary for good health and cannot be completely synthesized in the body. The need for arachidonic acid, which is utilized for eicosanoid synthesis and is a constituent of membrane phospholipids involved in ...
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AbstractAll fatty acids have important functions, but the term “essential” is applied only to those polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) that are necessary for good health and cannot be completely synthesized in the body. The need for arachidonic acid, which is utilized for eicosanoid synthesis and is a constituent of membrane phospholipids involved in ...
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Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 1992
In animal and human tissues, there are four families of fatty acids that are derived from the precursors palmitoleic, oleic, linoleic, and linolenic acids. Of these, linoleic and linolenic acids are essential dietary elements for humans and all higher animals. The four precursor fatty acids are metabolized (through desaturation and chain elongation) to
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In animal and human tissues, there are four families of fatty acids that are derived from the precursors palmitoleic, oleic, linoleic, and linolenic acids. Of these, linoleic and linolenic acids are essential dietary elements for humans and all higher animals. The four precursor fatty acids are metabolized (through desaturation and chain elongation) to
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1978
Publisher Summary This chapter discusses fatty acids and immunity. Like all mammalian cells, lymphocytes contain a variety of fatty acids, some of which, the essential fatty acids, must be supplied to the cells because they are unable to synthesize them.
C J, Meade, J, Mertin
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Publisher Summary This chapter discusses fatty acids and immunity. Like all mammalian cells, lymphocytes contain a variety of fatty acids, some of which, the essential fatty acids, must be supplied to the cells because they are unable to synthesize them.
C J, Meade, J, Mertin
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Nature, 1962
PREVIOUS work1 on the relationship between chemical structure and biological activity of fatty acids was based on the theory that either the 6-term. (that is, a double bond between the 6th and 7th carbon-atom counted from the terminal methyl group) or the 9-term. double bonds or both were fundamental for essential fatty acid activity. By means of a new
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PREVIOUS work1 on the relationship between chemical structure and biological activity of fatty acids was based on the theory that either the 6-term. (that is, a double bond between the 6th and 7th carbon-atom counted from the terminal methyl group) or the 9-term. double bonds or both were fundamental for essential fatty acid activity. By means of a new
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1970
Publisher Summary This chapter explains structural requirements, metabolism of action, and the role of the essential fatty acids. These acids are metabolized in ways common to other unsaturated fatty acids. In addition, the unsaturated acids possessing the 9, 12 double bond system (C18 acids) or the 11–14 double bond system (C20 acids) possesses ...
M, Guarnieri, R M, Johnson
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Publisher Summary This chapter explains structural requirements, metabolism of action, and the role of the essential fatty acids. These acids are metabolized in ways common to other unsaturated fatty acids. In addition, the unsaturated acids possessing the 9, 12 double bond system (C18 acids) or the 11–14 double bond system (C20 acids) possesses ...
M, Guarnieri, R M, Johnson
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Fatty Acids and Neurodevelopment
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 2008ABSTRACTKnowledge of the importance of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), arachidonic acid (AA), and long‐chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) in neurodevelopment was originally obtained from animal studies. These fatty acids are rapidly accreted in brain during the first postnatal year in animal and human infants, and they are found in high ...
J, Belkind-Gerson +4 more
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Current Pharmaceutical Design, 2009
Obesity is becoming a major public health problem worldwide. Its prevalence is increasing as well as the burden of diet-related chronic diseases including hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stroke, and certain cancers. The link between obesity and chronic diseases is well established. Obese individuals are two to three times more likely to
M, Bermúdez Menéndez de la Granda +1 more
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Obesity is becoming a major public health problem worldwide. Its prevalence is increasing as well as the burden of diet-related chronic diseases including hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stroke, and certain cancers. The link between obesity and chronic diseases is well established. Obese individuals are two to three times more likely to
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New England Journal of Medicine, 2011
Neovascularization is a pathogenic event common to retinopathy of prematurity and age-related macular degeneration. A recent study uncovers a mechanism that mediates a nutritional effect on this process in mice.
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Neovascularization is a pathogenic event common to retinopathy of prematurity and age-related macular degeneration. A recent study uncovers a mechanism that mediates a nutritional effect on this process in mice.
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