Differential effects of omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids on telomere length

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1276-1277

  Kang, Jing X ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

AGING; DIET; FAT INTAKE; LETTER; TELOMERE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; NOTE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; HUMANS; TELOMERE;

EID: 78149271511     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.110.000463     Document Type: Letter

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