Medium-chain fatty acids as metabolic therapy in cardiac disease

Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 97-106

  Labarthe, François ^a   Gélinas, Roselle ^b   Des Rosiers, Christine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Energy; Heart; Medium chain fatty acid; Metabolism; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; MEDIUM CHAIN FATTY ACID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENERGY RESOURCE; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE METABOLISM; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; LIPID ABSORPTION; MALNUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; FATTY ACIDS; HEART; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 42549121281     PISSN: 09203206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10557-008-6084-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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