The relation between the omega-3 index and arachidonic acid is bell shaped: Synergistic at low EPA+DHA status and antagonistic at high EPA+DHA status

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Volumn 85, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 171-178

  Luxwolda, Martine F ^a   Kuipers, Remko S ^a   Smit, Ella N ^a   Velzing Aarts, Francien V ^a   Janneke Dijck Brouwer, D A ^a   Muskiet, Frits A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antagonism; Arachidonic acid AA; Bell shaped; Docosahexaenoic acid DHA; Eicosapentaenoic acid EPA; Synergism

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LIFE CYCLE; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID COMPOSITION; MALE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE LEVEL;

ADULT; ARACHIDONIC ACID; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL ARTERIES; UMBILICAL CORD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052269657     PISSN: 09523278     EISSN: 15322823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2011.05.004     Document Type: Article

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