Polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: American Oil Chemists' Society, Knovel (Firm)
Other Authors: Burdge, Graham
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London, United Kingdom ; San Diego, CA, United States : Elsevier/Academic Press and AOCS Press, [2018]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: more than 50 years of research on polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism
  • 2. Polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis and metabolism in adult mammals
  • 3. Polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis and metabolism in fish
  • 4. Polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis and metabolism in agriculturally important species
  • 5. The biochemistry and regulation of fatty acid desaturases in animals
  • 6. Biochemistry and regulation of fatty acid desaturases in animals
  • 7. Polyunsaturated fatty acids: metabolism and nutritional requirements in pregnancy and infancy
  • 8. Metabolism of polyunstaurated fatty acids by cells of the immune system
  • 9. Polyunsaturated fatty biosynthesis and metabolism in reproductive tissues
  • 10. The effect of dietary modification on polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis and metabolism
  • 11. Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism in vegetarians
  • 12. Genetic influences on polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis and metabolism
  • 13. Interactions between plyunsaturated fatty acids and the epigenome
  • Index.