QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:

This Article Full Text (PDF) Purchase Article View Shopping Cart Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Evans, R. J. Articles by Davidson, J. A. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Evans, R. J. Articles by Davidson, J. A.

Fatty Acid Distribution in Tissues from Hens Fed Cottonseed Oil or Sterculia foetida Seeds¹

Departments of Biochemistry and Poultry Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan

Hens fed either crude cottonseed oil or Sterculia foetida seeds in their diets had higher concentrations of stearic acid and lower concentrations of oleic acid in the fatty acids of their livers, blood plasma, and ovaries than hens fed a basal diet. Only slight changes occurred in the fatty acid distribution of heart lipides or depot fat of these hens.

Cottonseed oil and S. foetida seed oil interfere with fatty acid metabolism in the hen to produce more saturated fatty acids and less monoenoic fatty acids than produced by hens not fed these oils.

² Participant in the National Science Foundation Undergraduate Research Participation Program of the Biochemistry Department during the summer of 1961.

Manuscript received 2 October 1961.