"Fatty Acids" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Organic, monobasic acids derived from hydrocarbons by the equivalent of oxidation of a methyl group to an alcohol, aldehyde, and then acid. Fatty acids are saturated and unsaturated (FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED). (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)
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D005227
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D10.251
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fatty Acids" by people in Profiles.
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Tenofovir alafenamide promotes weight gain and impairs fatty acid metabolism-related signaling pathways in visceral fat tissue compared to tenofovir disoproxil fumarate. Antiviral Res. 2025 May; 237:106151.
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Fatty acid oxidation and autophagy promote endoxifen resistance and counter the effect of AKT inhibition in ER-positive breast cancer cells. J Mol Cell Biol. 2021 09 11; 13(6):433-444.
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Reproductive period and epigenetic modifications of the oxidative phosphorylation pathway in the human prefrontal cortex. PLoS One. 2018; 13(7):e0199073.
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Dietary fat composition and dementia risk. Neurobiol Aging. 2014 Sep; 35 Suppl 2:S59-64.
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The effects of commensal bacteria on innate immune responses in the female genital tract. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2011 Mar; 65(3):190-5.
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Dietary copper and high saturated and trans fat intakes associated with cognitive decline. Arch Neurol. 2006 Aug; 63(8):1085-8.
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Insulin therapy in type 2 diabetes. Dis Mon. 2003 Jun; 49(6):377-420.
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Nitric oxide regulates peroxisomal enzyme activities. Eur J Clin Chem Clin Biochem. 1995 Nov; 33(11):763-74.
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Lipid and membrane fluidity abnormalities in platelets and megakaryocytes of the hereditary macrothrombocytopenic Wistar Furth rat. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1991 Nov 18; 1070(1):253-8.