Five patients with juvenile neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinosis, who were shown to have absent or reduced serum prebetalipoprotein and a deficiency of polyunsaturated fatty acids in erythrocyte membrane lipids, were treated for a period of one year with supplements of fish oil extract (rich in omega-3
In this study, we investigated the effect of various types of fats on heart lipid peroxidation status and on blood lipid parameters. Rats were fed either a low-fat diet (2.2% lard plus 2.2% corn oil), a corn oil diet (17%), a salmon oil diet (12.5%) supplemented with 4.5% corn oil, or a lard diet
The neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs) are inherited neurodegenerative diseases that occur in a number of animal species, including dogs. A study was conducted to determine whether the resupply of nutrients lost in NCL English Setter dogs would modify the course of the disease. Carnitine and
Tricresyl phosphate is an organophosphate plasticizer widely used in vinyl plastics and as a fire retardant additive for hydraulic fluids. Toxicology and carcinogenesis studies were conducted by administering a mixed isomer preparation of 79% tricresyl phosphate esters (consisting of 21% tri-
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