Fish oil diets alter the phospholipid balance, fatty acid composition, and steroid hormone concentrations in testes of adult pigs

Theriogenology

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1134-1145

  Castellano, Christian Alexandre ^a   Audet, Isabelle ^b   Laforest, Jean Paul ^c   Matte, J Jacques ^b   Suh, Miyoung ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b SHERBROOKE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fish oil; Omega 3 fatty acids; Pig; Testis; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; FISH OIL; PHOSPHOLIPID; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; METABOLISM; SWINE; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FATTY ACIDS; FISH OILS; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; MALE; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SWINE; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA; SCOMBRIDAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 80052271488     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.05.022     Document Type: Article

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