Impact of n - 3 fatty acids on endothelial function: Results from human interventions studies

Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 121-131

  Egert, Sarah ^a   Stehle, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

alpha linolenic acid; cardiovascular disease; docosahexaenoic acid; eicosapentaenoic acid; endothelial function

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CORN OIL; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FISH OIL; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; OLIVE OIL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PLACEBO; SOYBEAN OIL; SUNFLOWER OIL; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 1; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIET THERAPY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; LIPID COMPOSITION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; TREATMENT DURATION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79952036742     PISSN: 13631950     EISSN: 14736519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCO.0b013e3283439622     Document Type: Article

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