Ectopic calcification of rat aortas and kidneys is reduced with n - 3 fatty acid supplementation

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 221-227

  Schlemmer, C K ^a   Coetzer, H ^c   Claassen, N ^a   Kruger, M C ^a   Rademeyer, C ^a   Van Jaarsveld, L ^a   Smuts, C M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM GLUBIONATE; ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID; FISH OIL; THIOCTIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FAT INTAKE; KIDNEY CALCIFICATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031730629     PISSN: 09523278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-3278(98)90066-7     Document Type: Article

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