Increased Dietary Intake of Saturated Fatty Acid Heptadecanoic Acid (C17:0) Associated with Decreasing Ferritin and Alleviated Metabolic Syndrome in Dolphins

Stephanie K. Venn-Watson; Celeste Parry; Mark Baird; Sacha Stevenson; Kevin Carlin; Risa Daniels; Cynthia R. Smith; Richard Jones; Randall S. Wells; Sam Ridgway; Eric D. Jensen

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0132117

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Increased Dietary Intake of Saturated Fatty Acid Heptadecanoic Acid (C17:0) Associated with Decreasing Ferritin and Alleviated Metabolic Syndrome in Dolphins

Stephanie K. Venn-Watson ,

* E-mail: stephanie.venn-watson@nmmf.org

Affiliation Translational Medicine and Research Program, National Marine Mammal Foundation, San Diego, California, United States of America
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Celeste Parry,

Affiliation Translational Medicine and Research Program, National Marine Mammal Foundation, San Diego, California, United States of America
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Mark Baird,

Affiliation Translational Medicine and Research Program, National Marine Mammal Foundation, San Diego, California, United States of America
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Sacha Stevenson,

Affiliation Translational Medicine and Research Program, National Marine Mammal Foundation, San Diego, California, United States of America
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Kevin Carlin,

Affiliation Translational Medicine and Research Program, National Marine Mammal Foundation, San Diego, California, United States of America
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Risa Daniels,

Affiliation Translational Medicine and Research Program, National Marine Mammal Foundation, San Diego, California, United States of America
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Cynthia R. Smith,

Affiliation Translational Medicine and Research Program, National Marine Mammal Foundation, San Diego, California, United States of America
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Richard Jones,

Affiliation Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Randall S. Wells,

Affiliation Chicago Zoological Society c/o Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
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Sam Ridgway,

Affiliation Translational Medicine and Research Program, National Marine Mammal Foundation, San Diego, California, United States of America
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Eric D. Jensen

Affiliation U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program, San Diego, California, United States of America
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Increased Dietary Intake of Saturated Fatty Acid Heptadecanoic Acid (C17:0) Associated with Decreasing Ferritin and Alleviated Metabolic Syndrome in Dolphins

Stephanie K. Venn-Watson,
Celeste Parry,
Mark Baird,
Sacha Stevenson,
Kevin Carlin,
Risa Daniels,
Cynthia R. Smith,
Richard Jones,
Randall S. Wells,
Sam Ridgway

Published: July 22, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0132117

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