Can a high W-6/W-3 fatty acid ratio in the tissues predispose infertility?

Open Nutraceuticals Journal

Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages 156-162

  Fedacko, Jan ^a   Vargova, Viola ^a   Singh, Ram B ^b   de Meester, Fabien ^b   Singh, Amit K ^c   Wilson, Douglas ^d   Dharwadkar, Suniti M ^e  

^a P J AFÁRIK UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

^b Tsim Tsoum Institute   (Poland)

^c BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e SB College Science   (India)

Author keywords

Catsper; Fertility; Progesterone; Spermatozoa; W 6 w 3 ratio

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CATION CHANNEL; MEMBRANE RECEPTOR; NUTRACEUTICAL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; UBIDECARENONE;

ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; DIET; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FERTILIZATION; FOOD INTAKE; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFLAMMATION; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; NUTRIENT; OMEGA 6 OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID RATIO; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; WESTERN DIET;

EID: 80052479077     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18763960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1876396001104010156     Document Type: Article

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