α-Linolenic acid and marine long-chain n-3 fatty acids differ only slightly in their effects on hemostatic factors in healthy subjects

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 591-598

  Freese, Riitta ^a   Mutanen, Marja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Blood coagulation; Dietary n 3 fatty acids; Docosahexaenoic acid; Eicosapentaenoic acid; Fibrinolysis; Fish oil; Human; Linseed oil; Platelet function; linolenic acid

Indexed keywords

FISH OIL; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; LINSEED OIL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD SAMPLING; DIETARY INTAKE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; STEM CELL; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOCYTE FUNCTION; THROMBOGENESIS;

HELIANTHUS;

EID: 0030861520     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/66.3.591     Document Type: Article

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