Fatty acid composition in major depression: Decreased ω3 fractions in cholesteryl esters and increased C20: 4ω6/C20: 5ω3 ratio in cholesteryl esters and phospholipids

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-46

  Maes, Michael ^a,b,c   Smith, Ronald ^d   Christophe, Armand ^e   Cosyns, Paul ^c   Desnyder, Roger ^a   Meltzer, Herbert ^b  

^a Clinical Research Center for Mental Health of Antwerp   (Belgium)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^d Sierra Pacific Seminars   (United States)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Cholesteryl ester; Depression; Phospholipid; Polyunsaturated and saturated fatty acid; Serotonin; 3 and 6

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL ESTER; FATTY ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS; ADULT; AGED; ARACHIDONIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL ESTERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0029973068     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-0327(95)00092-5     Document Type: Article

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