Relationship between fatty acids of adipose tissue and plasma cholesterol.
The fatty acid composition of adipose tissue from normal and hypercholesterolemic men and women was studied. We found a difference in the fatty acid composition between both sexes. A decrease in linoleic acid was found in hypercholesterolemic men, while there was an increase in palmitic and totally saturated acids in women. A decrease in total monounsaturated and in monounsaturated/saturated ratio was also found in women.
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000378:metabolism*; D008041:Linoleic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D008875:Middle Aged; D009227:Myristic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D009829:Oleic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D010169:Palmitic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D012737:Sex Factors; D013229:Stearic Acids / Q000378:metabolism
D005227:Fatty Acids; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D008041:Linoleic Acids; D009227:Myristic Acids; D009829:Oleic Acids; D010169:Palmitic Acids; D013229:Stearic Acids