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Glossary: Unsaturated Fatty Acid
 


Definition
Any fatty acid containing one or more double bonds, including oleic, linoleic, linolenic, and arachidonic acids.

Also: Unsaturated Fatty Acids

Topics Related To Unsaturated Fatty Acid
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"...A potent hormone -- similar in structure to an unsaturated fatty acid -- that acts in extremely low concentrations on local target organs; first isolated from the prostate..."





Last updated: May 10, 2007


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