| Term: | blood plasma polyunsaturated fatty acid |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | blood plasma |
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| Definition: | Portion of organism substance that is the liquid matrix of blood. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005654] |
| Name: | polyunsaturated fatty acid |
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| Synonyms: | polyunsaturated fatty acids, PUFA, PUFAs |
| Definition: | Any fatty acid containing more than one double bond. Acids in this group are reported to have cardioprotective effects; and levels are lowered in chronic fatigue syndrome. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:26208] ( EBI ) |