No clear evidence of an association between plasma concentrations of n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and depressed mood in a non-clinical population

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 337-342

  Appleton, K M ^a   Gunnell, D ^b   Peters, T J ^b   Ness, A R ^b   Kessler, D ^b   Rogers, P J ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depressed mood; n 3 Polyunsaturated fatty acids; Non clinical population; Plasma lipids

Indexed keywords

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DEPRESSION; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 46049091140     PISSN: 09523278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2008.04.009     Document Type: Article

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