Conjugated linoleic acid: chemical structure, occurrence and effects on human health

Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is the group of positional and geometric isomers of linoleic acid, which are naturally synthesized in the rumen of animals. The main dietary sources of CLA are milk, dairy products end meat from ruminant animals. For over two decades, numerous studies both in animals a...

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Main Authors: Juliana Nunes Lucatto, Saraspathy N. T. G. de Brandão, Deisy Alessandra Drunkler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária de Minas Gerais (EPAMIG) 2014-06-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Latícinios Cândido Tostes
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Online Access:http://www.revistadoilct.com.br/rilct/article/view/282/318