[Formulating a non-fat diet to induce essential fatty acid deficiency in rats].
OBJECTIVE
To describe the manufacture of an experimental diet to cause essential fatty acids deficiencies in rats.


METHODS
Rats. We used Wistar rats that were given a diet consisting of skimmed milk, starch, and dextrino maltose. The fatty acids were measured by means of gas chromatography.


RESULTS
The prepared diet is considerably cheaper than laboratory animal feed and it is effective in causing a fatty acid deficiency.
Martín Peña
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Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Móstoles.
Barro Ordovas
J P
JP
González del Tanago
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S
Rosado Sanz
A
A
Gómez Molero
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L
Ruiz Galiana
J
J
D000818:Animals; D018752:Diet, Fat-Restricted; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005228:Fatty Acids, Essential / Q000172:deficiency*; D006801:Humans; D008320:Maltose; D008892:Milk; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013213:Starch
D005228:Fatty Acids, Essential; D008320:Maltose; D013213:Starch