Determination of fatty acid levels in erythrocyte membranes of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

Nutritional Neuroscience

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 389-392

  Liu, Zhandong ^a   Wang, Dexin ^a   Xue, Qiming ^a   Chen, Jun ^a   Li, Yongjie ^b   Bai, Xiaoli ^a   Chang, Liwen ^c  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Department of Neurology   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Chronic fatique syndrome; Erythrocyte membrane; Fatty acid; Gas chromatography

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACID; LIPID; OLEIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL LEVEL; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; FAT INTAKE; FATIGUE; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INGESTION; LIPID ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OLEIC ACID; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PALMITIC ACID;

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EID: 0346025556     PISSN: 1028415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10284150310001640356     Document Type: Article

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