Fatty acids as energy sources
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Fatty acids as energy sources.
The notion that fatty acids (FA) can act as a significant source of energy for higher animals has been so much a part of our understanding of metabolism that just to express it seems platitudinous. We can however sharpen the notion a little by suggesting that this is the major function of FA. While protein and carbohydrates can and do act as energy sources they have other quantitatively importa...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the Nutrition Society
سال: 1975
ISSN: 0029-6651,1475-2719
DOI: 10.1079/pns19750045