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Organic, monobasic acids derived from hydrocarbons by the equivalent of oxidation of a methyl group to an alcohol, aldehyde, and then acid. Fatty acids are saturated and unsaturated (FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED). (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D005227
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D10.251
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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