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The fatty acid composition of total body fat of the gerbil was determined by gas liquid chromatography and compared to that of the rat. Oleic was the major fatty acid while in the rat linoleic and oleic were the predominant acids. Linoleic-1-C14 acid was administered orally as the methyl ester and C14 arachidonic acid isolated from total body fat. Stepwise degradation of the product revealed the synthesis of arachidonic acid, as in the rat, by the condensation of linoleate with an acetate moiety derived from linoleic acid.
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