Bookedited by Graham C. Burdge.
Contents:
1. Introduction: more than 50 years of research on polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism
2. Polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis and metabolism in adult mammals
3. Polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis and metabolism in fish
4. Polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis and metabolism in agriculturally important species
5. The biochemistry and regulation of fatty acid desaturases in animals
6. Biochemistry and regulation of fatty acid desaturases in animals
7. Polyunsaturated fatty acids: metabolism and nutritional requirements in pregnancy and infancy
8. Metabolism of polyunstaurated fatty acids by cells of the immune system
9. Polyunsaturated fatty biosynthesis and metabolism in reproductive tissues
10. The effect of dietary modification on polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis and metabolism
11. Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism in vegetarians
12. Genetic influences on polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis and metabolism
13. Interactions between plyunsaturated fatty acids and the epigenome
Index.