[Role of the intestinal flora on the severity of essential-fatty-acid-deficiency symptoms in the quail (Coturnix cot. jap.)].
Two groups of quails, one germ-free and one non-sterile, were fed the same diet free of essential fatty acids (EFA-deficient diet). Analyses of body fat at 4 weeks indicated that the ratio trienoic:tetraenoic acid was 1.9 times higher for germ-free than for non-sterile animals, due to the lower level of arachidonic acid.
D000818:Animals; D001095:Arachidonic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D003370:Coturnix; D005228:Fatty Acids, Essential / Q000172:deficiency*; D005856:Germ-Free Life; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology*; D011784:Quail
D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D005228:Fatty Acids, Essential
Action de la flore intestinale sur la sévérité des symptômes de carence en acides gras essentiels chez la caille (Coturnix cot. jap.)