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Plasma free fatty acid profile in male and female domestic fowl at rest and after exercise. 1987

R Vincent, and J H Brackenbury

The concentration and profile of the plasma free fatty acid (FFA) pool was determined in three male and three female domestic fowl before and after a 70 min treadmill run. The fatty acid profile of total food lipids was also determined. At rest, palmitic, stearic oleic, and linoleic acids were the main individual fatty acids in the plasma FFA pool and together constituted 50 to 60% of the total. Shorter chain fatty acids (C10 to C15) made up 24 to 38% of the total. In food lipids C16 and C18 fatty acids constituted more than 95% of total fatty acids, therefore food was not a significant direct source of short chain (less than C16) fatty acids. After exercise, there was an 8 to 10 fold increase in plasma FFA concentration. The proportion of lower chain (less than C16) FFA decreased and the proportion of C16 and C18 FFA, in particular oleic acid, increased. At the end of exercise the profile of the plasma FFA pool was similar to that of the adipose tissue triglyceride. Release of fatty acids from adipose tissue may be a major influence on exercise-induced changes in the plasma FFA profile.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D012146	Rest	Freedom from activity.	Rests
D002645	Chickens	Common name for the species Gallus gallus, the domestic fowl, in the family Phasianidae, order GALLIFORMES. It is descended from the red jungle fowl of SOUTHEAST ASIA.	Gallus gallus,Gallus domesticus,Gallus gallus domesticus,Chicken
D005082	Physical Exertion	Expenditure of energy during PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. Intensity of exertion may be measured by rate of OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HEAT produced, or HEART RATE. Perceived exertion, a psychological measure of exertion, is included.	Physical Effort,Effort, Physical,Efforts, Physical,Exertion, Physical,Exertions, Physical,Physical Efforts,Physical Exertions
D005230	Fatty Acids, Nonesterified	FATTY ACIDS found in the plasma that are complexed with SERUM ALBUMIN for transport. These fatty acids are not in glycerol ester form.	Fatty Acids, Free,Free Fatty Acid,Free Fatty Acids,NEFA,Acid, Free Fatty,Acids, Free Fatty,Acids, Nonesterified Fatty,Fatty Acid, Free,Nonesterified Fatty Acids
D005260	Female		Females
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia