"Palmitic Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A common saturated fatty acid found in fats and waxes including olive oil, palm oil, and body lipids.
| Descriptor ID |
D019308
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D10.251.694.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Palmitic Acid- Palmitic Acid
- Acid, Palmitic
- Hexadecanoic Acid
- Acid, Hexadecanoic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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