
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Annison, EF 
T1  - Plasma non-esterified fatty acids in sheep
JF  - Australian Journal of Agricultural Research
JO  - Aust. J.  Agric. Res.
Y1  - 1960
VL  - 11
IS  - 1
SP  - 58
EP  - 64
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/AR9600058 
N2  - Concentrations of plasma non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA) in sheep were found to be within the range 0.1&ndash;0.9 m-equiv/l. Relatively high levels (1.0&ndash;2.5 m-equiv/l) occurred in pregnant and non-pregnant sheep when fasted. Intravenous injection of glucose (1.0 g/kg body wt.) depressed KEFA concentrations to levels of about 0.05 m-equiv/l. Insulin, injected intravenously, caused an initial fall in the NEFA level, followed by a sharp rise which was maintained throughout hypoglycaemia. These results suggest that in sheep, as in many other species, NEBA are of major metabolic importance. 
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