The incorporation of marine n-3 PUFA into platelets and adipose tissue in pre- and postmenopausal women: A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 318-325

  Witt, Petra M ^a   Christensen, Jeppe H ^a   Ewertz, Marianne ^b,c   Aardestrup, Inge V ^a   Schmidt, Erik B ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Menopause; n 3 Fatty acids; Oestrogens; Platelets; Randomised clinical trials

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN B; ARACHIDONIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL; DOCOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; FISH OIL; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; OLEIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PALMITIC ACID; PLACEBO; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; STEARIC ACID;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ERUCTATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIPID COMPOSITION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THROMBOCYTE; TREATMENT DURATION; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; BLOOD; FAT INTAKE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; BLOOD PLATELETS; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; ESTRONE; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; FISH OILS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE;

EID: 77955504092     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114510000371     Document Type: Article

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