Essential fatty acids in health and chronic disease

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 70, Issue 3 SUPPL., 1999, Pages

  Simopoulos, Artemis P ^a  

^a Center for Nutrition Genetics & Health   (United States)

Author keywords

ALA; Coronary heart disease; DHA; Diabetes; Docosahexaenoic acid; Eicosapentaenoic acid; EPA; Essential fatty acids; Hypertension; LA; Linoleic acid; Ventricular premature complexes; linolenic acid

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; LINSEED OIL;

BLEEDING TIME; BLOOD VISCOSITY; BRASSICA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAT INTAKE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; THROMBOSIS; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOSPASM; VEGETABLE;

BRASSICA; CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS; GLYCINE MAX; HELIANTHUS; JUGLANDACEAE; MICROPUS; SINAPIS ARVENSIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032819001     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/70.3.560s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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