Specific linoleate deficiency in the rat does not prevent substantial carbon recycling from [14C]linoleate into sterols

Compared with classic essential fatty acid deficiency or the feeding of a fat-free diet, little is known about specific linoleate deficiency in the rat. Carbon recycling into de novo lipogenesis has been reported to be an obligatory feature of linoleate metabolism in the liver, even in extreme linol...

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Main Authors: S.C. Cunnane, D. Trotti, M.A. Ryan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2000-11-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002222752031974X