Dietary long-chain (n-3) fatty acids facilitate immune cell activation in sedentary, but not exercise-trained rats

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 498-504

  Robinson, Lindsay E ^a   Field, Catherine J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

(n 3) fatty acids; Exercise training; Lymphocytes; Phospholipids; Rats

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RAT; SITTING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031967107     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/128.3.498     Document Type: Article

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