The use of vey long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids to ameliorate metabolic syndrome: Transgenic plants as an alternative sustainable source to fish oils

Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 228-233

  Graham, I A ^a   Cirpus, P ^b   Rien, D ^b   Napier, Johnathan A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b BASF SE   (Germany)

^c ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Desaturases; Elongases; Metabolic syndrome; Polyunsaturated fatty acids; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FISH OIL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; OLEIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; STEARIC ACID; VERY LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID;

ANTIARRHYTHMIC ACTIVITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG MECHANISM; FATTY ACID DESATURATION; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; HUMAN; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

EID: 4444332519     PISSN: 01419684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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