The polyenoic fatty acids of phospholipids and the problem of essential fatty acids.
1972
E Klenk
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D008041
Linoleic Acids
Eighteen-carbon essential fatty acids that contain two double bonds.
Acids, Linoleic
D010743
Phospholipids
Lipids containing one or more phosphate groups, particularly those derived from either glycerol (phosphoglycerides see GLYCEROPHOSPHOLIPIDS) or sphingosine (SPHINGOLIPIDS). They are polar lipids that are of great importance for the structure and function of cell membranes and are the most abundant of membrane lipids, although not stored in large amounts in the system.
Phosphatides,Phospholipid
D005228
Fatty Acids, Essential
Long chain organic acid molecules that must be obtained from the diet. Examples are LINOLEIC ACIDS and LINOLENIC ACIDS.
Acids, Essential Fatty,Essential Fatty Acids
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.