The possible role of essential fatty acids in the pathophysiology of malnutrition: A review

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 241-250

  Smit, Ella N ^a   Muskiet, Frits A J ^a   Boersma, E Rudy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

EFA; EFA deficiency; EFAD; erythrocyte; essential fatty acid(s); FA; fatty acid(s); LCPUFA; long chain polyunsaturated FA (containing 20 carbon atoms and 3 double bonds); PG; PGE2; prostaglandin E2; prostaglandins; RBC; TSH

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; TRACE ELEMENT;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BREAST FEEDING; CALORIC INTAKE; CALORIE; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIGESTION; ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID DEFICIENCY; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID DESATURATION; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; INFECTION RESISTANCE; KWASHIORKOR; LIPID ABSORPTION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPID TRANSPORT; MARASMUS; MENTAL DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; PROTEIN DIET; REVIEW; SKIN; SYMPTOM;

EID: 3843104606     PISSN: 09523278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2004.03.019     Document Type: Article

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