"Myristic Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A saturated 14-carbon fatty acid occurring in most animal and vegetable fats, particularly butterfat and coconut, palm, and nutmeg oils. It is used to synthesize flavor and as an ingredient in soaps and cosmetics. (From Dorland, 28th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D019814
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D10.251.640.630
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| Concept/Terms |
Myristic Acid- Myristic Acid
- Acid, Myristic
- Tetradecanoic Acid
- Acid, Tetradecanoic
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Myristic Acid" by people in Profiles.
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Pilitsis JG, Coplin WM, O'Regan MH, Wellwood JM, Diaz FG, Fairfax MR, Michael DB, Phillis JW. Free fatty acids in cerebrospinal fluids from patients with traumatic brain injury. Neurosci Lett. 2003 Oct 02; 349(2):136-8.
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Clarke AL, Petrou S, Walsh JV, Singer JJ. Modulation of BK(Ca) channel activity by fatty acids: structural requirements and mechanism of action. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2002 Nov; 283(5):C1441-53.
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San Agustin JT, Leszyk JD, Nuwaysir LM, Witman GB. The catalytic subunit of the cAMP-dependent protein kinase of ovine sperm flagella has a unique amino-terminal sequence. J Biol Chem. 1998 Sep 18; 273(38):24874-83.
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Ordway RW, Petrou S, Kirber MT, Walsh JV, Singer JJ. Stretch activation of a toad smooth muscle K+ channel may be mediated by fatty acids. J Physiol. 1995 Apr 15; 484 ( Pt 2):331-7.
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Kirber MT, Ordway RW, Clapp LH, Walsh JV, Singer JJ. Both membrane stretch and fatty acids directly activate large conductance Ca(2+)-activated K+ channels in vascular smooth muscle cells. FEBS Lett. 1992 Feb 03; 297(1-2):24-8.