Structured Summary
Abstract
FATTY ACIDS in which the carbon chain contains one or more double or triple carbon-carbon bonds.
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Synonyms
11 entry terms
- Fatty Acids, Unsaturated
- Unsaturated Fatty Acid
- Acid, Unsaturated Fatty
- Acids, Unsaturated Fatty
- Fatty Acid, Unsaturated
- Fatty Acids, Polyunsaturated
- Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid
- Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids
- Acid, Polyunsaturated Fatty
- Acids, Polyunsaturated Fatty
- Fatty Acid, Polyunsaturated
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Aspects Covered
28 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
general or unspecified; prefer specific groups or specific acid
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History Note
73
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Previous Indexing
- Fatty Acids, Essential (1966-1972)
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QU 90
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Unsaturated Fatty Acids. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005231. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005231
- Unsaturated Fatty Acids. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsaturated_fatty_acid
- Unsaturated Fatty Acids. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2250497