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Lipids > Fatty Acids > Fatty Acids, Volatile

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Fatty Acids, Volatile  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

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

Note

  • general or unspecified; prefer specific groups or specific acid

Scope note

  • 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.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005232

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