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This microgravimetric technic for the study of serum lipids in 14 normal infants and children disclosed that the acetone insoluble (phospholipid) fatty acids comprised about one-third of the total fatty acids. These fatty acids were more unsaturated and also had higher molecular weights than did the total fatty acids. Most methods used for the estimation of fatty acids of phospholipid fraction assume the presence of 18 carbon atoms. Our finding of high molecular weights indicates the necessity of revision of the calculations used in their determination.
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