Addition of eicosapentaenoic acid to γ-linolenic acid-supplemented diets prevents serum arachidonic acid accumulation in humans

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 130, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1925-1931

  Barham, J Brooke ^a   Edens, Michelle B ^a   Fonteh, Alfred N ^a   Johnson, Margaret M ^c   Easter, Linda ^b   Chilton, Floyd H ^a  

^a Dept Internal Med ^*  (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Arachidonic acid; Humans; Inflammation; Leukotrienes; Neutrophils; linolenic acid

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; ARACHIDONIC ACID; DIHOMO GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LEUKOTRIENE;

ADULT; ARACHIDONIC ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; NORMAL HUMAN;

EID: 0033916917     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/130.8.1925     Document Type: Article

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