Increased dietary α-linolenic acid has sex-specific effects upon eicosapentaenoic acid status in humans: re-examination of data from a randomised, placebo-controlled, parallel study

BACKGROUND: There is a metabolic pathway by which mammals can convert the omega-3 (n-3) essential fatty acid α-linolenic acid (ALA) into longer-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC n-3 PUFA) including eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). As far as we know there are curren...

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Autores principales: Childs, Caroline E, Kew, Samantha, Finnegan, Yvonne E, Minihane, Anne M, Leigh-Firbank, Elizabeth C, Williams, Christine M, Calder, Philip C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
Materias:
Short Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4274685/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25496415
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2891-13-113

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