Effect of dietary n-6/n-3 ratio on liver n-6/n-3 ratio and peroxisomal β-oxidation activity in rats

Journal of Oleo Science

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 649-657

  Takeuchi, Hiroyuki ^a   Kojima, Keiichi ^a   Sekine, Seiji ^a   Murano, Yoshihiro ^a   Aoyama, Toshiaki ^a  

^a The Nisshin OilliO Group   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fatty acid; n 6 n 3 ratio; Peroxisome; Rat; oxidation

Indexed keywords

EID: 56649089444     PISSN: 13458957     EISSN: 13473352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5650/jos.57.649     Document Type: Article

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