Effects of varying levels of n-6: n-3 fatty acid ratio on plasma fatty acid composition and prostanoid synthesis in pregnant rats

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 51, 2010, Pages 8881-8888

  Amira, A B K ^a   Zuki, A B Z ^a   Goh, Y M ^a   Noordin, M M ^a   Ebrahimi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

n 6: n 3 fatty acid ratio; Plasma fatty acids; Pregnant rat; Prostanoid synthesis

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; COD LIVER OIL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; PROSTANOID; SOYBEAN OIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; LIPID COMPOSITION; MATING; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; RAT;

GLYCINE MAX; RATTUS;

EID: 78650567528     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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