Plasma phospholipid fatty acids in the central Canadian Arctic: Biocultural explanations for ethnic differences

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 9-18

  Young, T Kue ^a   Gerrard, Jon M ^a   O'Neil, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic; Canada; Fatty acids; Inuit; Lipid metabolism; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DIHOMO GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; DNA MARKER; FATTY ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY INTAKE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; METABOLIC INHIBITION; METABOLIC REGULATION; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK;

ADULT; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; PHOSPHOLIPIDS;

EID: 0344654896     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199905)109:1<9::AID-AJPA2>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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