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Abbreviations
- Alpha-position (fatty acid):
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first carbon atom attached to the carbonyl group of the fatty acid
- Omega-position (fatty acid):
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last carbon atom at the end of the carbon chain of the fatty acid
- Desaturase:
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enzyme that creates a C-C double bond in a fatty acid by removing two hydrogen atoms
- Proliferation:
-
cell growth
- Apoptosis:
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programmed cell death
- Cell differentiation:
-
process of changing the cell type
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Rechberger, G.N. (2015). Ceramides. In: Wenk, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Lipidomics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7864-1_43-1
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