Lower omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and lower docosahexaenoic acid in men with pedophilia

Neuroendocrinology Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 719-723

  Mincke, Elda ^a   Cosyns, Paul ^a   Christophe, Armand B ^b   De Vriese, Stephanie ^b   Maes, Michael ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d MCare4U Outpatient Clinics   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Impulse control disorder; N 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids; Pedophilia; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEDOPHILIA; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 33846460410     PISSN: 0172780X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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