"Butyric Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A four carbon acid, CH3CH2CH2COOH, with an unpleasant odor that occurs in butter and animal fat as the glycerol ester.
| Descriptor ID |
D020148
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.081.114.750 D10.251.400.143.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Butyric Acid- Butyric Acid
- Acid, Butyric
- Butanoic Acid
- Acid, Butanoic
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Butyric Acid" by people in Profiles.
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Lopez JA, Newburger PE, Condino-Neto A. The effect of IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha on the eosinophilic differentiation and NADPH oxidase activation of human HL-60 clone 15 cells. J Interferon Cytokine Res. 2003 Dec; 23(12):737-44.
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Ferris CF, Armstrong MJ, George JK, Stevens CA, Carraway RE, Leeman SE. Alcohol and fatty acid stimulation of neurotensin release from rat small intestine. Endocrinology. 1985 Mar; 116(3):1133-8.