Interconversion of alpha-linolenic acid in rat intestinal mucosa: studies in vivo and in isolated villus and crypt cells.

The desaturation-elongation of [14C]linolenic acid (n-3) in the rat small intestine was examined in homogenates of villus and crypt cells in vitro and in mesenteric lymph duct cannulated rats in vivo, using high performance liquid chromatography of fatty acid methyl esters with continuous flow measu...

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Main Authors: Q Chen, A Nilsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1994-04-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002222752041168X