Loss of regulation of lipogenesis in the Zucker diabetic rat. II. Changes in stearate and oleate synthesis.

Part II. Reports on the contribution of chain elongation and desaturation relative to fatty acid synthesis to the accumulation of plasma and tissue triglycerides. Determination of the distribution of certain fatty acids of triglycerides in several tissues of Zucker diabetic fatty (ZDF) rats and their lean littermates; Examination of lipogenesis using deuterated water method; Percentages of fatty acid conversion and lipogenesis suppression.