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polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA)
Unsaturated fatty acids with more than 1 site of unsaturation (carbon-carbon double-bonds).
Examples:
1) linoleic acid
2) alpha linolenic acid
3) arachidonic acid
4) eicosapentaenoic acid
5) docosahexoenoic acid
Laboratory:
- polyunsaturated fatty acids in serum/plasma
Related
polyunsaturated fat
Specific
oleate; oleic acid [C18:1w9]