Umbilical vessels of preeclamptic women have low contents of both n-3 and n-6 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 293-298

  Velzing Aarts, Francien V ^a   Van Der Klis, Fiona R M ^b   Van Der Dijs, Fey P L ^b   Muskiet, Frits A J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Eicosanoids; Fatty acids; Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids; N 3 fatty acids; N 6 fatty acids; Platelets; Preeclampsia; Pregnancy; Umbilical vessels; Women

Indexed keywords

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LIPID COMPOSITION; PREECLAMPSIA; THROMBOCYTE; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL VEIN;

EID: 0032951717     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/69.2.293     Document Type: Article

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