Antithromboxane activity of dietary alpha-linolenic acid: A pilot study

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 451-455

  Ferretti, Aldo ^a   Flanagan, Vincent P ^a  

^a BELTSVILLE HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

11 OXOTHROMBOXANE B2; 2,3 DINOR 6 OXOPROSTAGLANDIN F1 ALPHA; LINOLENIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS;

BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; PISCES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0029812101     PISSN: 09523278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-3278(96)90030-7     Document Type: Article

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