Polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism in retinal and cerebral microvascular endothelial cells.
Docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n-3), an n-3 essential fatty acid derived from elongation and desaturation of linolenic acid (18:3n-3), is found in abundant proportion in the brain and the retina. It is generally assumed that the liver is the major source of 22:6n-3 for these organs, although some retinal...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
1997-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520372849 |