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Lipids > Fatty Acids > Fatty Acids, Volatile

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Fatty Acids, Volatile  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Fatty Acids, Short-Chain
  • Short-Chain Fatty Acid
  • Volatile Fatty Acid

In other languages

  • French

  • Acides gras à chaine courte
  • Acides gras à chaîne courte
  • Acides gras à courte chaine

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-BMKBZBNS-J

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