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Linolenic Acid

Known as: Fatty Acid 18:3, (9,12,15)-linolenic acid, (9Z,12Z,15Z)-Octadecatrienoic acid 
A polyunsaturated long-chain fatty acid with an 18-carbon backbone and exactly three double bonds. At least 17 different isomers of this compound are… 
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Alpha linolenateDrug AllergyEmbolism and ThrombosisHyperlipidemia

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LinolenateLinolenic AcidsOmega-3 Fatty Acids

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alpha-Linolenic Acid

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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Growth performance and fatty acid profiles of intramuscular and subcutaneous fat from Limousin and Charolais heifers fed extruded linseed.
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Spin trapping of polyunsaturated fatty acid-derived peroxyl radicals: reassignment to alkoxyl radical adducts.
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
A lipoic acid-gamma linolenic acid conjugate is effective against multiple indices of experimental diabetic neuropathy
Summary Untreated streptozotocin-diabetic (7 weeks duration) rats showed reductions (all p < 0.01; percentages in brackets) in… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Functional identification of a fatty acid Δ5 desaturase gene from Caenorhabditis elegans
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Generation and recycling of radicals from phenolic antioxidants.
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Manipulation of platelet aggregation by prostaglandins and their fatty acid precursors: pharmacological basis for a therapeutic approach.
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Stimulation of human platelet guanylate cyclase by fatty acids.
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Inhibition of linolenic Acid synthesis and modification of chilling resistance in cotton seedlings.
The temperature at which cotton seeds (Gossypium hirsutum L.) germinated influenced the fatty acid composition of the polar… 
Review
1969
Review
1969
Hypotheses on physiological roles of prostaglandins.
Prostaglandin, a smooth muscle-stimulating depressor acidic lipid discovered int he human seminal plasma in 1935, is now used… 
Highly Cited
1963
Highly Cited
1963
Hydrolysis of synthetic mixed-acid phosphatides by phospholipase A from human pancreas.
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