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  • Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids and leukotriene production in poultry

    Creator:
    Jha, Shantibhushan
    Abstract:
    Inflammation is the body's response to injury and is characterized by pain, swelling, redness, and heat. Eicosanoids are lipid mediators of inflammation. Leukotrienes (LT) are 20-carbon eicosanoids produced from arachidonic acid (AA), an n-6 fatty acid (FA), and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), an n-3 FA. LT produced from AA are proinflammatory...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    studies here. The financial support from Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc. to Dr. Jean A. Hall, and from USDA