An inverse relationship between plasma n-3 fatty acids and C-reactive protein in healthy individuals

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1154-1156

  Micallef, M A ^a   Munro, I A ^a   Garg, M L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; DOCOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 70249129428     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2009.20     Document Type: Article

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