title: Monocarboxylic short-chain fatty acids C2-C6 in serum of obese children.
abstract: The serum concentrations of monocarboxylic short-chain fatty acids (acetic to n-caproic) were estimated in 12 children with simple obesity aged 4-16 years and in a control group of 35 normal subjects. In the obese patients, significantly decreased values for acetic and n-caproic acid and an increased total free fatty  acid level were found. The presumable causes of the phenomenon are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000097:blood; D000293:Adolescent; D002264:Carboxylic Acids / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002853:Chromatography, Liquid; D005232:Fatty Acids, Volatile / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D002264:Carboxylic Acids; D005232:Fatty Acids, Volatile