- Abstract:
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Before the menopause, women are relatively protected against CVD compared with men. The reasons for this sex difference are not completely understood, but hepatic fatty acid metabolism may play a role. The present study aimed to investigate the utilisation of plasma NEFA by the liver and to determine whether they are partitioned differently into ketone bodies and VLDL-TAG in healthy, lean young men and women. Volunteers were studied during a prolonged overnight fast (12-19 h) using an intrave...
Expand abstract - Publication status:
- Published
- Journal:
- The British journal of nutrition
- Volume:
- 105
- Issue:
- 6
- Pages:
- 857-865
- Publication date:
- 2011-03-05
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1475-2662
- ISSN:
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0007-1145
- URN:
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uuid:286e965e-d4b8-4bed-b53d-dbe06a0272f2
- Source identifiers:
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115690
- Local pid:
- pubs:115690
- Copyright date:
- 2011
Journal article
Young women partition fatty acids towards ketone body production rather than VLDL-TAG synthesis, compared with young men.
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