FATTY-ACIDS - BIOCHEMISTRY TO CLINICAL-SIGNIFICANCE

Authors
LAPOSATA M
Citation
M. Laposata, FATTY-ACIDS - BIOCHEMISTRY TO CLINICAL-SIGNIFICANCE, American journal of clinical pathology, 104(2), 1995, pp. 172-179
Citations number
44
Categorie Soggetti
Pathology
Journal title
American journal of clinical pathology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029173
Volume
104
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
172 - 179
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9173(1995)104:2<172:F-BTC>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Fatty acids are a major source of lipids in the diet. Dietary fatty ac ids are able to significantly influence the concentration of serum cho lesterol and thereby influence the risk of atherosclerosis. This brief review on fatty acids will present information on the structure and n omenclature of fatty acids, the metabolic pathways for fatty acids in cells, and the influence of dietary fatty acids on serum cholesterol l evels.