Arachidonic acid in guinea pig uterus and plasma.
1. The concentration of unesterified arachidonic acid was low in relation to tissue-esterified arachidonic acid. 2. Intracellular esters contain high concentrations of arachidonic acid, and 75% of this ester pool lies in two compounds, phosphatidyl choline and phosphatidyl ethanolamine. 3. The distribution of arachidonic acid among plasma lipids contrasted with the uterine distribution, with microgram/ml quantities in each of the major lipid classes.
D000818:Animals; D001095:Arachidonic Acids / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D002788:Cholesterol Esters / Q000378:metabolism; D004971:Estrus; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000378:metabolism; D011247:Pregnancy; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000378:metabolism; D014599:Uterus / Q000378:metabolism*
D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D002788:Cholesterol Esters; D005227:Fatty Acids; D010743:Phospholipids; D014280:Triglycerides