Ultrastructural observations on the beneficial effects of polyunsaturated fatty acids (EPA and HDA) (Omega-3) on the aortic wall in cholesterol-fed rabbits

International Journal of Angiology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 222-226

  Demiroǧlu, CeM'I ^a,c   Erbengi, Türkan ^b   Altuǧ, Tuncay ^a   Orbay, Billur ^a   Büyükdevrim, Sevim ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; LINOLENIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FAT INTAKE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

EID: 0030881455     PISSN: 10611711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01616216     Document Type: Article

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