“…On the other hand, some authors think that linoleic acid, in spite of special physiological properties related to its essential fatty acid characteristics, undergoes the same catabolism as other long-chain fatty acids present in body triglycerides (Hirsch, 1961 ;Longenecker,1939a ;Stein and Stein, 1962 (Demarne et al, 1975). In the carcasses of animals receiving lard (lot L), oleic acid (C,, : ,) is found in higher amounts than other fatty acids, while linoleic acid (C I8:2 ) is present in larger quantities in the carcasses of rat fed the sunflower-seed oil.…”