Fatty acids in serum cholesteryl esters as quantitative biomarkers of dietary intake in humans

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 145, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1114-1122

  Zock, Peter L ^a   Mensink, Ronald P ^a,b   Harryvan, Jan ^a   De Vries, Jeanne H M ^a   Katan, Martijn B ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biological markers; Cholesterol; Compliance; Dietary fats; Esters; Fatty acids; Human body

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHOLESTEROL ESTER; FATTY ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; MYRISTIC ACID; OLEIC ACID; STEARIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIPID COMPOSITION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN;

EID: 0030916820     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009074     Document Type: Article

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