Disproportionately higher levels of myocardial docosahexaenoate and elevated levels of plasma and liver arachidonate in hyperthyroid rats

The effects of hyperthyroidism on the metabolism and distribution of polyunsaturated fatty acids in rats were investigated. The animals were fed diets containing an equal amount (1% each) of linoleate and linolenate. Although the hepatic and plasma levels of the linolenate family of acids were not g...

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Main Author: James J. Peifer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1968-03-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520431190