Docosahexaenoic acid in red blood cells of women of reproductive age is positively associated with oral contraceptive use and physical activity

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-32

  Magnusardottir, Anna R ^a   Steingrimsdottir, Laufey ^b   Thorgeirsdottir, Holmfridur ^b   Gunnlaugsson, Geir ^c   Skuladottir, Gudrun V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b Public Health Institute of Iceland   (Iceland)

^c Centre for Child Health Services   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Docosahexaenoic acid; n 6 n 3 Polyunsaturated fatty acid ratio; Oral contraceptives; Physical activity; Red blood cells; Women of reproductive age

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DIETARY INTAKE; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIFESTYLE; LIPID COMPOSITION; MATERNAL AGE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE AGE;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; DIET; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIFE STYLE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 59849124038     PISSN: 09523278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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