Fig. 1From: The physiological and pathological properties of Mead acid, an endogenous multifunctional n-9 polyunsaturated fatty acidBiosynthetic pathway of mead acid and other polyunsaturated fatty acids. ALA, α-linolenic acid; ARA, arachidonic acid; DGLA, dihomo-γ-linolenic acid; DS, desaturase; EL, elongase; EPA, eicosapentaenoic acid; LA, linoleic acid; MA, mead acid; SA, stearic acidBack to article page