Medium-chain triacylglycerols in formulas for preterm infants: effect on plasma lipids, circulating concentrations of medium-chain fatty acids, and essential fatty acids

Improved recovery of fatty acid through direct transesterification without prior extraction or purification.

Guy Lepage, Claude Roy · Journal of Lipid Research · 1984 · 1K citations · Full text

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The metabolism of 7,10,13,16,19-docosapentaenoic acid to 4,7,10,13,16,19-docosahexaenoic acid in rat liver is independent of a 4-desaturase.

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Effect of Dietary Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Retinal Function of Very-Low-Birth-Weight Neonates

Ricardo Uauy, David G. Birch, Eileen E. Birch et al. · Pediatric Research · 1990 · 578 citations

Medicine, Nutrition, Nutritional Sciences +16

Arachidonic and docosahexaenoic acids are biosynthesized from their 18-carbon precursors in human infants.

N. Salem, Brent Wegher, Pedro Mena et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1996 · 490 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Nutritional Sciences +17

Differentiation-induced gene expression in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. Characterization of a differentially expressed gene encoding stearoyl-CoA desaturase.

James M. Ntambi, S A Buhrow, Klaus H. Kaestner et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1988 · 360 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology +17