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Abstract
Short-chain fatty acids of up to six carbon atoms in length. They are the major end products of microbial fermentation in the ruminant digestive tract and have also been implicated in the causation of neurological diseases in humans.
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- Fatty Acids, Short-Chain
- Fatty Acids, Volatile
- Short-Chain Fatty Acid
- Volatile Fatty Acid
- Acid, Short-Chain Fatty
- Acid, Volatile Fatty
- Fatty Acid, Short-Chain
- Fatty Acid, Volatile
- Fatty Acids, Short Chain
- Short Chain Fatty Acid
- Short-Chain Fatty Acids
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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general or unspecified; prefer specific groups or specific acid
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- Fatty Acids (1966-1972)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Volatile Fatty Acids. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005232. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005232
- Volatile Fatty Acids. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volatile_fatty_acids
- Volatile Fatty Acids. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3544709