Tissue lipid composition in fatty liver and kidney syndrome in chicks.
The lipid composition of the liver, kidneys, heart and adipose tissue of chicks affected by the fatty liver and kidney syndrome were analysed. Livers and kidneys showed 400 to 500 per cent increases in heart lipid levels. Liver and kidney triglycerides contained increased proportions of mono-unsaturated fatty acids, mainly palmitoleic acid, at the expense of the saturated fatty acids, mainly stearic acid. Phospholipid and adipose tissue fatty acid composition were not markedly altered. The abnormalities were regressing in birds recovering from the syndrome.
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism; D004952:Esters / Q000378:metabolism; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / Q000378:metabolism; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000378:metabolism / Q000662:veterinary*; D005989:Glycerides / Q000378:metabolism; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000662:veterinary*; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000378:metabolism; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000378:metabolism*; D013577:Syndrome / Q000662:veterinary; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000378:metabolism
D004952:Esters; D005227:Fatty Acids; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified; D005989:Glycerides; D010743:Phospholipids; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol