Multiple sclerosis results from injury to the myelin sheath, and we have developed a series of assays by which researchers can examine how various antibodies directly stimulate its repair. There is strong pathological evidence that demyelination is the cause of dysfunction in many SCI cases.
The basic difference between fats and oils, as most people know, is that fats are solid at room temperature while oils are liquid. However, room temperature does vary from place to place and according to the season. Just because your butter is a mess at 38*c, does not mean itâs an oil. So, donât fool yourself!
Fats and Oils. Sometimes it is important to distinguish between fats and oils, or more completely, animal fats and vegetable oils. The distinction between these rests on what kinds of fatty acids went into the formation of that fat. Here (and also in Example 7 in your workbook) we have the structural formulas for four such fatty acids -- stearic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid and linolenic acid. Note that all four have 18 carbon atoms.