Flow-mediated vasodilation and dietary intake of n-3 polyunsaturated acids in healthy subjects

Cellular and Molecular Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-44

  Petersen, M M ^a   Eschen, R B ^a   Aardestrup, I ^a   Obel, T ^a   Schmidt, E B ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Docosahexaenoic acid; Eicosapentaenoic acid; Endothelial function; Fish consumption; Flow mediated vasodilation; Marine n 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOSPHOLIPID BLOOD LEVEL; VASODILATATION; AGED; BLOOD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEA FOOD;

ADULT; AGED; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; FISH PRODUCTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; QUESTIONNAIRES; VASODILATION;

EID: 77953625412     PISSN: 01455680     EISSN: 1165158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1170/T877     Document Type: Article

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