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The non-hydroxy fatty acids of the galactolipid fraction of brain lipids of pyridoxine-deficient rats have been analyzed. The results suggest an impairment in the pathway for the synthesis of very long chain fatty acids in the brain of pyridoxine-deficient rats.
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Stephens, M.C., Dakshinamurti, K. Galactolipid fatty acids in brain of pyridoxine-deficient young rats. Exp Brain Res 25, 465–468 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00239781
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