Chemicals and Drugs

Unsaturated Fats

Fats containing one or more double bonds, as from oleic acid, an unsaturated fatty acid.

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Abstract

Fats containing one or more double bonds, as from oleic acid, an unsaturated fatty acid.

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5 entry terms
  • Fats, Unsaturated
  • Unsaturated Fat
  • Fat, Unsaturated
  • Oils, Unsaturated
  • Unsaturated Oils

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.

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  1. D10w.212w.507w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Unsaturated Fats. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005224. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005224
  2. Unsaturated Fats. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsaturated_fat
  3. Unsaturated Fats. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q652555