Differential effect of insulin on saturated and unsaturated fatty acids
Differential effect of insulin on saturated and unsaturated fatty acids
Townsend, R.R.; Zhao, H.
Metabolism, Clinical and Experimental 51(6): 779-782
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 0026-0495
PMID: 12037735
DOI: 10.1053/meta.2002.31344
Fatty acids fulfill important roles in physiology. The plasma concentrations of fatty acids are principally regulated by insulin, which suppresses the release of fatty acids from lipid stores, and catecholamines, which increase their release from lipid stores. Although insulin regulates the concentration of plasma free fatty acids (FFAs), little is known about the relative effects of insulin on the saturated compared with the unsaturated plasma fatty acids.