Delivery and turnover of plasma-derived essential PUFAs in mammalian brain
Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are critical to nervous system function and structure, but their rates of incorporation from plasma into brain have not been evaluated. In the adult rat, calculations based on our model show that at least 3–5% of esterified brain arachidonic acid (AA) and 2–8% of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2001-05-01
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| Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520316291 |