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MSH: Short-chain fatty acids of up to six carbon atoms in length. They are the major end products of microbial fermentation in the ruminant digestive tract and have also been implicated in the causation of neurological diseases in humans.,CSP: general term for fatty acids of intermediary metabolism, as opposed to structurally important lipids, arbitrarily defined as having less than 10 carbon atoms.,NCI: A class of dietary fatty acids that have an alkyl chain length from 2 up to 5 carbon atoms.,NCI: A class of dietary fatty acids containing 4 carbons.
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