Alpha-linolenic acid and its conversion to longer chain n-3 fatty acids: Benefits for human health and a role in maintaining tissue n-3 fatty acid levels

Progress in Lipid Research

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 355-374

  Barceló Coblijn, Gwendolyn ^a   Murphy, Eric J ^b  

^a Institut Universitari d'Investigacio en Ciencies de la Salut IUNICS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha linolenic acid; Brain; Cardiovascular; Docosahexaenoic acid; Human health; Kinetics

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CARBON; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACID DERIVATIVE; FIBRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FISH OIL; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; LINSEED OIL; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; OLIVE OIL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PLACEBO;

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ATHEROGENIC DIET; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD PROCESSING; HEALTH STATUS; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INFLAMMATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPID TRANSPORT; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OBESITY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; TISSUE LEVEL; TREATMENT DURATION;

ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID; BRAIN; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 70350059182     PISSN: 01637827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2009.07.002     Document Type: Review

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