...Kiet Pham Quoc; Marc Pascaud The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of different doses of dietary γ-linolenic acid (GLA) on the tissue phospholipid fatty acid composition and the synthesis of eicosanoids in growing rats. The supplementation with different oils rich in GLA (borage oil...

... responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. γ-Linolenic acid Linoleic acid Serum cholesterol Fecal steroid excretion Ann. Nutr. Meiabol. 30: 289-299 (1986) © 1986 S. Karger AG. Basel...

...Yong-Soon Choi; Michihiro Sugano The effect of age on lipid metabolism was studied in rats fed diets containing saffiower oil (SFO, 78% linoleic acid), evening primrose oil (EPO, 9.4% γ-linolenic acid and 70% linoleic acid) or the mixture of saffiower and linseed oil (SLO, 10.2% α-linolenic acid...

...A.G. Hassam; M.A. Crawford In lactating rats, the dietary essential fatty acids influence the composition of the milk. Feeding γ-linolenic acid increased not only the level of this acid but also that of the 20 and 22 carbon polyunsaturated fatty acids derived from it, both in the milk and the liver...