Effect of n-3 fatty acid supplementation on blood glucose, lipid profile and cytokines in humans: A pilot study

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-88

  Raghu, B ^a,c   Venkatesan, P ^b  

^a AIMST UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN TUBERCULOSIS   (India)

^c NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Blood Glucose; Cytokines; Lipid profile; N 3 fatty acid

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FISH OIL; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDIA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 45749088901     PISSN: 09701915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12291-008-0020-8     Document Type: Article

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