Plasma non-esterified docosahexaenoic acid is the major pool supplying the brain

Chuck T. Chen, Alex P. Kitson, Kathryn E. Hopperton, +7

Scientific Reports

Effect of dietary docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in phospholipids or triglycerides on brain DHA uptake and accretion

Alex P. Kitson, Adam H. Metherel, Chuck T. Chen, +4

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

The effect of linoleic acid on the whole body synthesis rates of polyunsaturated fatty acids from α-linolenic acid and linoleic acid in free-living rats

Anthony F. Domenichiello, Alex P. Kitson, Chuck T. Chen, +3

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Experimental NutritionLinoleic AcidMolecular NutritionPublic HealthMetabolic Signaling +14

Tissue-specific sex differences in docosahexaenoic acid and Δ6-desaturase in rats fed a standard chow diet

Alex P. Kitson, Tracy L. Smith, Kristin A. Marks, +1

Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism

Docosahexaenoic AcidNutritionLipid AnalysisExperimental NutritionFatty Acids +19

Hepatic and plasma sex differences in saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids are associated with differences in expression of elongase 6, but not stearoyl-CoA desaturase in Sprague–Dawley rats

Kristin A. Marks, Alex P. Kitson, Ken D. Stark

Genes & Nutrition

Metabolic SyndromeNutritionBiochemistryFatty AcidsOmega-3 Fatty Acid +10

Linoleic acid participates in the response to ischemic brain injury through oxidized metabolites that regulate neurotransmission

Marie Hennebelle, Zhichao Zhang, Adam H. Metherel, +9

Scientific Reports

Treatment of ovariectomized rats with 17β-estradiol increases hepatic delta-6 desaturase enzyme expression and docosahexaenoic acid levels in hepatic and plasma phospholipids

Alex P. Kitson, Kristin A. Marks, Brittany Shaw, +2

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Docosahexaenoic Acid LevelsEndocrine MechanismMedicineLiver PhysiologyPhysiology +8

Brain oxylipin concentrations following hypercapnia/ischemia: effects of brain dissection and dissection time

Marie Hennebelle, Adam H. Metherel, Alex P. Kitson, +6

Journal of Lipid Research

PEMT, Δ6 desaturase, and palmitoyldocosahexaenoyl phosphatidylcholine are increased in rats during pregnancy

Alan Chalil, Alex P. Kitson, Juan J. Aristizabal Henao, +7

Journal of Lipid Research

Whole-body DHA synthesis-secretion kinetics from plasma eicosapentaenoic acid and alpha-linolenic acid in the free-living rat

Adam H. Metherel, Anthony F. Domenichiello, Alex P. Kitson, +2

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids