α-Linolenic acid reduces the lovastatin-induced rise in arachidonic acid and elevates cellular and lipoprotein eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acid levels in Hep G2 cells

Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 465-471

  Hrboticky, Nina ^a,b   Zimmer, Brigitte ^a   Weber, Peter C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Inst fur Prophylaxe/E   (Germany)

Author keywords

3 hydroxy 3 methyl coenzyme; A reductase inhibitor; arachidonic acid; Hep G2 cells; lipoproteins; linolenic acid; 3 fatty acids

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; MEVINOLIN;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIPID METABOLISM; LIVER CELL;

EID: 0030217997     PISSN: 09552863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0955-2863(96)00080-0     Document Type: Article

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