"Fatty Acids, Volatile" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Short-chain fatty acids of up to six carbon atoms in length. They are the major end products of microbial fermentation in the ruminant digestive tract and have also been implicated in the causation of neurological diseases in humans.
| Descriptor ID |
D005232
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D10.251.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Fatty Acids, Volatile- Fatty Acids, Volatile
- Volatile Fatty Acids
- Fatty Acids, Short-Chain
- Fatty Acids, Short Chain
- Short-Chain Fatty Acids
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