Docosahexaenoic acid is a major n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid in bovine retinal microvessels

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 2160-2167

  Lecomte, Marc ^a,b   Paget, Clarisse ^a   Ruggiero, Daniel ^a   Wiernsperger, Nicolas ^a   Lagarde, Michel ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Arachidonic acid; Docosahexaenoic acid; Microvascular endothelial cells; Pericytes; Retinal microvessels

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARACHIDONIC ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; LIPID COMPOSITION; MICROVASCULATURE; NONHUMAN; PERICYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETINA NEOVASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0029933326     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1996.66052160.x     Document Type: Article

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