Conversion of hexadecanoic acid to hexadecenoic acid by rat Δ6-desaturase

A higher content of C16:1 n-10 has recently been reported in the preputial gland of mice with a targeted disruption of the gene encoding stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 (SCD1−/− mice) when compared with wild-type mice. This result has provided the first physiological evidence for the presence and regulati...

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Main Authors: Hervé Guillou, Vincent Rioux, Daniel Catheline, Jean-Noël Thibault, Monique Bouriel, Sophie Jan, Sabine D'Andrea, Philippe Legrand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2003-03-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520311810