The fatty acid profiles in a drop of blood from a fingertip correlate with physiological, dietary and lifestyle parameters in volunteers

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 87-92

  Marangoni, F ^a   Colombo, C ^a   Martiello, A ^a   Negri, E ^b   Galli, C ^a  

^a Department of Pharmacological Sciences ^*  (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXANOIC ACID; FATTY ACID; HEXANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG CAPSULE; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESTYLE; LIPID COMPOSITION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMON; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIET; FATTY ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 33846807291     PISSN: 09523278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2006.11.004     Document Type: Article

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