Continual supplementation with n-3 fatty acids does not modify plasma lipid profile in spinal cord injury patients

Spinal Cord

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 527-530

  Javierre, C ^a   Vidal, J ^b   Segura, R ^a   Medina, J ^b   Garrido, E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b University Institute affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL GENERAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Docosahexaenoic acid; Eicosapentaenoic acid; n 3 fatty acids; Plasma lipid profile; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 24944591460     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101762     Document Type: Article

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