Dietary n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and the paradox of their health benefits and potential harmful effects

Chemical Research in Toxicology

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2093-2105

  Serini, Simona ^a   Fasano, Elena ^a   Piccioni, Elisabetta ^a   Cittadini, Achille R M ^a   Calviello, Gabriella ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PHOSPHOLIPID; MEMBRANE RECEPTOR; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; BIOCHEMISTRY; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; DIETARY INTAKE; HEALTH; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOXICITY;

ANTIOXIDANTS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; HUMANS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 84055213120     PISSN: 0893228X     EISSN: 15205010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/tx200314p     Document Type: Review

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