title: Microsomal fatty acid desaturase activities in vitamin A-deficient rat liver.
abstract: The activity of microsomal fatty acid delta 9-desaturase was significantly higher in liver microsomes of vitamin A-deficient rats as compared with their controls. Feeding of vitamin A-supplemented control diet to the deficient rats restored the delta 9-desaturase activity to the control values. The activity of delta 6-desaturase was not affected by vitamin A deficiency.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D044943:Fatty Acid Desaturases / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000201:enzymology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014802:Vitamin A Deficiency / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D044943:Fatty Acid Desaturases