"Linoleic Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A doubly unsaturated fatty acid, occurring widely in plant glycosides. It is an essential fatty acid in mammalian nutrition and is used in the biosynthesis of prostaglandins and cell membranes. (From Stedman, 26th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D019787
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D10.251.355.310.515.500 D10.251.355.343.500.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Linoleic Acid- Linoleic Acid
- 9,12-Octadecadienoic Acid
- 9,12 Octadecadienoic Acid
- Acid, 9,12-Octadecadienoic
Linolelaidic Acid- Linolelaidic Acid
- trans,trans-9,12-Octadecadienoic Acid
- Linoleic Acid, (E,E)-Isomer
- 9-trans,12-trans-Octadecadienoic Acid
- 9 trans,12 trans Octadecadienoic Acid
- Linoelaidic Acid
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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