Low n-6:n-3 fatty acid ratio, with fish- or flaxseed oil, in a high fat diet improves plasma lipids and beneficially alters tissue fatty acid composition in mice

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 153-160

  Riediger, Natalie D ^a,b   Othman, Rgia ^a,b   Fitz, Evelyn ^a,b   Pierce, Grant N ^a,b   Suh, Miyoung ^a   Moghadasian, Mohammed H ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

linolenic acid; Cardiovascular; Docosahexaenoic acid; Eicosapentaenoic acid; Fish oil; Flaxseed oil; Mice

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL ESTER; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FISH OIL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LINSEED OIL; LYSOPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; PHOSPHOLIPID; SAFFLOWER OIL; SPHINGOMYELIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; FOOD INTAKE; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID COMPOSITION; LIPID DIET; LIVER; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; FISH OILS; LINSEED OIL; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SAFFLOWER OIL;

CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS; LINUM USITATISSIMUM; MUS;

EID: 43949118754     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-008-0709-8     Document Type: Article

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