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- adjective Of or pertaining to
heptadecanoic acid or its derivatives;margaric
Etymologies
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heptadecane + -oic
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Our proposed method, the 'Malabsorption Blood Test' utilizes two naturally occurring fats: Pentadecanoic fatty acid (PA) and Triheptadecanoin (THA), a triglyceride containing three heptadecanoic acids (HA), as markers of dietary fat absorption.
Research 2010
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