Long-chain n-3 PUFA: Plant v. marine sources

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 42-50

  Williams, Christine M ^a   Burdge, Graham ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CVD; Marine n 3 PUFA; n 3 PUFA in pregnancy; Plant n 3 PUFA

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; LINOLENIC ACID; LINOLEOYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; RAPESEED OIL; SOYBEAN OIL; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID DESATURATION; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; FISH; HUMAN; LEAFY VEGETABLE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PLANT; PREGNANCY; RISK REDUCTION; THROMBOSIS; UPREGULATION;

GLYCINE MAX; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

EID: 32944467555     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PNS2005473     Document Type: Conference Paper

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