Fat-1 mice convert n-6 to n-3 fatty acids
Fat-1 mice convert n-6 to n-3 fatty acids
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London: Nature Publishing Group
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Mammals cannot naturally produce omega-3 (n-3) fatty acids--beneficial nutrients found mainly in fish oil--from the more abundant omega-6 (n-6) fatty acids and so they must rely on a dietary supply. Here we show that mice engineered to carry a fat-1 gene from the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans can add a double bond into an unsaturated fatty-acid...
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Fat-1 mice convert n-6 to n-3 fatty acids
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_204544272
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_204544272
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0028-0836
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1476-4687
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10.1038/427504a
