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Intestinal absorption of triolein is dependent upon pancreatic lipase, whilst oleic acid absorption is independent of this enzyme. Both fail to be absorbed in non-pancreatic malabsorption.
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Lascelles, P.T., Donaldson, D. (1989). Oleic Acid and Triolein Absorption Test. In: Diagnostic Function Tests in Chemical Pathology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1846-7_57
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