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The nutritional and metabolic impact of γ-linolenic acid (18:3ω6) on cats deprived of animal lipid

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 July 2007

Theresa L. Frankel  and
J. P. W. Rivers
Theresa L. Frankel
Affiliation:
Nuffield Laboratories of Comparative Medicine, Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, London NW1 4RY
J. P. W. Rivers
Affiliation:
Nuffield Laboratories of Comparative Medicine, Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, London NW1 4RY
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Abstract

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1. The syndrome induced by depriving cats of animal lipid is partially cured by feeding 18:3ω6. This is associated with an increase in levels of 20:3ω6, but not 20:4ω6, in plasma phospholipids.

2. It is concluded that the cat lacks Δ5 desaturase activity and has a dietary requirement for 18:3ω6 and possibly 20:4ω6.

Type
Short Paper
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 39 , Issue 1 , January 1978 , pp. 227 - 231
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1978

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