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Descriptor English: Fatty Acids, Omega-6
Descriptor Spanish: Ácidos Grasos Omega-6
Descriptor ácidos grasos omega 6
Entry term(s) ácido graso N-6
ácido graso omega-6
Scope note: ÁCIDOS GRASOS que tienen el primer enlace no saturado en sexta posición en relación con el carbono omega. Una dieta americana típica tiende a contener muchos más ácidos omega-6 que ÁCIDOS GRASOS OMEGA-3.
Descriptor Portuguese: Ácidos Graxos Ômega-6
Descriptor French: Acides gras omega-6
Entry term(s): Acid, N-6 Fatty
Acid, Omega-6 Fatty
Acids, N-6 Fatty
Acids, Omega-6 Fatty
Fatty Acid, N-6
Fatty Acid, Omega-6
Fatty Acids, N-6
Fatty Acids, Omega 6
N 6 Fatty Acid
N 6 Fatty Acids
N-6 Fatty Acid
N-6 Fatty Acids
Omega 6 Fatty Acid
Omega 6 Fatty Acids
Omega-6 Fatty Acid
Omega-6 Fatty Acids
Tree number(s): D10.251.355.343
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D043371
Scope note: FATTY ACIDS which have the first unsaturated bond in the sixth position from the omega carbon. A typical American diet tends to contain substantially more omega-6 than OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS.
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Previous Indexing: Fatty Acids, Unsaturated (1980-2003)
Public MeSH Note: 2004
History Note: 2004
DeCS ID: 38233
Unique ID: D043371
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Date Established: 2004/01/01
Date of Entry: 2003/07/09
Revision Date: 2020/05/27
Fatty Acids, Omega-6 - Preferred
Concept UI M0197024
Scope note FATTY ACIDS which have the first unsaturated bond in the sixth position from the omega carbon. A typical American diet tends to contain substantially more omega-6 than OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS.
Preferred term Fatty Acids, Omega-6
Entry term(s) Acid, N-6 Fatty
Acid, Omega-6 Fatty
Acids, N-6 Fatty
Acids, Omega-6 Fatty
Fatty Acid, N-6
Fatty Acid, Omega-6
Fatty Acids, N-6
Fatty Acids, Omega 6
N 6 Fatty Acid
N 6 Fatty Acids
N-6 Fatty Acid
N-6 Fatty Acids
Omega 6 Fatty Acid
Omega 6 Fatty Acids
Omega-6 Fatty Acid
Omega-6 Fatty Acids



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