THE SYNTHESIS OF NEUTRAL FAT BY THE INTESTINE OF DIABETIC DOGS

Abstract

Fat analyses carried out on thoracic duct lymph before and after feeding emulsified oleic acid indicate that oleic acid is absorbed from the intestine of normal and depancreatized dogs, largely as neutral fat and phospholipid. The increased cholesterol content of lymph, which occurs during fatty acid absorption in normal dogs, is absent following pancreatectomy.