Metabolic Significance of Fatty Acid Elongation
Very long-chain fatty acids (VLCFAs), including polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), are essential lipids whose functional diversity is made possible by variation in their chain length and degree of unsaturation. Fatty acids can either be derived directly from the diet or they can be synthesized de...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Stockholms universitet, Wenner-Grens institut
2010
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-34815 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7155-993-7 |