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Fatty Acids, Volatile MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Fatty Acids, Volatile
Tree Number(s)
D10.251.400
Unique ID
D005232
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005232
Annotation
general or unspecified; prefer specific groups or specific acid
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Fatty Acids, Short-Chain
Short-Chain Fatty Acid
Volatile Fatty Acid
NLM Classification #
QU 90
Previous Indexing
Fatty Acids (1966-1972)
Public MeSH Note
73
History Note
73
Date Established
1973/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2020/05/27
Fatty Acids, Volatile Preferred
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