Feeding enriched omega-3 fatty acid beef to rats increases omega-3 fatty acid content of heart and liver membranes and decreases serum vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 and cholesterol levels

Nutrition Research

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 295-299

  Medeiros, Denis M ^a   Hampton, Meghan ^a   Kurtzer, Kelly ^a   Parelman, Mardi ^a   Al Tamimi, Enas ^a   Drouillard, James S ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

linolenic acid; DHA; EPA; Flaxseed; Omega 3; Rats

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; LINOLEIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEEF CATTLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL LIVER LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORN; DIETARY INTAKE; HEART MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE; LINSEED; LIVER MEMBRANE; MALE; MUSCLE TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEST MEAL; TISSUE LEVEL; WEANING;

BOS; RATTUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34248529935     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2007.04.003     Document Type: Article

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