Distribution of omega-3 fatty acids in tissues of rabbits fed a flaxseed-supplemented diet

Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 620-627

  Ander, Bradley P ^a   Edel, Andrea L ^a   McCullough, Richelle ^a   Rodriguez Leyva, Delfin ^b   Rampersad, Penelope ^a   Gilchrist, James S C ^c   Lukas, Anton ^a   Pierce, Grant N ^a  

^a The Inst of Cardiovascular Sciences   (Canada)

^b Lenin Universitary Hospital   (Cuba)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BRAIN TISSUE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD COMPOSITION; HEART; INCIDENCE; LINSEED; LIPID COMPOSITION; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID; ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FLAX; MALE; RABBITS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 77950825063     PISSN: 00260495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2009.09.005     Document Type: Article

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