n-3 fatty acids induce oxidative modifications in human erythrocytes depending on dose and duration of dietary supplementation

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 297-304

  Palozza, Paola ^b   Sgarlata, Elisabetta ^b   Luberto, Chiara ^b   Piccioni, Elisabetta ^b   Anti, Marcello ^b   Marra, Giancarlo ^b   Armelao, Franco ^b   Franceschelli, Piergiorgio ^b   Bartoli, Glanna Maria ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

fatty acid composition; human erythrocytes; lipid peroxidation; n 3 Polyunsaturated fatty acid treatment; red blood cell membranes; vitamin E

Indexed keywords

2,2' AZOBIS(2 AMIDINOPROPANE); ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADULT; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; ERYTHROCYTE METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIPID COMPOSITION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; PEROXIDATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0029799655     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/64.3.297     Document Type: Article

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