The effect of docosahexaenoic acid on aggression in young adults: A placebo-controlled double-blind study

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1129-1133

  Hamazaki, Tomohito ^a   Sawazaki, Shigeki ^a   Itomura, Miho ^a   Asaoka, Etsuko ^a   Nagao, Yoko ^b   Nishimura, Nozomi ^b   Yazawa, Kazunaga ^c   Kuwamori, Toyomi ^d   Kobayashi, Masashi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^b YOKKAICHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SAGAMI CHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

^d Toyama Women's Junior College   (Japan)

Author keywords

coronary heart disease; fish oil; mental stress; P F Study; Stroop test

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FISH OIL;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MECHANISM; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0030029457     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI118507     Document Type: Article

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