Enriched eggs as a source of N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids for humans

Poultry Science

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 971-974

  Lewis, N M ^a   Seburg, S ^a   Flanagan, N L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha linolenic acid; Docosohexaenoic acid; Omega eggs; Omega 3 fatty acids; Serum lipids

Indexed keywords

EDIBLE OIL; LIPID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BLOOD; CHICKEN; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EGG; FEMALE; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CORONARY DISEASE; DIETARY FATS, UNSATURATED; EGGS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPIDS;

EID: 0034220415     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/79.7.971     Document Type: Article

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