Effects of dietary supplementation with n-3 fatty acids compared with n-6 fatty acids on bronchial asthma

Internal Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 107-111

  Okamoto, Makoto ^a   Mitsunobu, Fumihiro ^a   Ashida, Kozo ^a   Mifune, Takashi ^a   Hosaki, Yasuhiro ^a   Tsugeno, Hirofumi ^a   Harada, Seishi ^a   Tanizaki, Yoshiro ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Leukotriene B4; Leukotriene C4; Perilla seed oil; Respiratory function; linolenic acid

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CORN OIL; FATTY ACID; LEUKOTRIENE B4; LEUKOTRIENE C4; LINOLEIC ACID; PERILLA OIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; FAT INTAKE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION;

EID: 0034069617     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.39.107     Document Type: Article

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