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gamma-Linolenic Acid

Known as: Acid, Gamolenic, gamma Linolenic Acid, 6,9,12-Octadecatrienoic acid 
An omega-6 fatty acid produced in the body as the delta 6-desaturase metabolite of linoleic acid. It is converted to dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid, a… 
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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
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Fatty acid production characteristics of fungi with particular emphasis on gamma linolenic acid production
The fatty acid production characteristics of fungi are described. These characteristics are the relationship between the oil… 
1993
1993
Fatty acid modulation of cytokine release from human monocytic cells.
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Nutritional and medical importance of gamma-linolenic acid
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Peroxisome proliferators enhance linoleic acid metabolism in rat liver. Increased biosynthesis of omega 6 polyunsaturated fatty acids.
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Gammalinolenic acid-enriched diet alters cutaneous eicosanoids.
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
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Prolactin and zinc effects on rat vascular reactivity: possible relationship to dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid and to prostaglandin synthesis.
Ovine PRL at low concentrations potentiated pressor responses to norepinephrine and angiotensin in an isolated perfused rat… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Stimulation of human platelet guanylate cyclase by fatty acids.
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… 
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