Effect of essential fatty acid deficiency on membrane fatty acid content and growth hormone stimulation of rat pituitaries during postnatal development.

Fatty acid composition of anterior pituitary cell membranes of rats deprived of essential fatty acids (EFA) and of rats receiving a standard diet was determined during postnatal development and in adults. Pregnant rats were fed an EFA-deficient diet and the offspring were fed the same diet after wea...

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Main Authors: M C Soares, M L Aléssio, C L Léger, M T Bluet-Pajot, H Clauser, A Enjalbert, C Kordon, D E Wandscheer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1995-06-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520411472