Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid profiling using fingertip-prick whole blood does not require overnight fasting before blood collection

Nutrition Research

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 547-556

  Metherel, Adam H ^a   Buzikievich, Lindy M ^a   Charkhzarin, Payman ^a   Patterson, Ashley C ^a   Peel, Alexandrea C ^a   Howorth, Allison M ^a   Kishi, Diane M ^a   Stark, Ken D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Crossover design; Fish oils; High throughput screening methods; Omega 3 Fatty Acids; Postprandial period

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FISH OIL; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LIPID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAPILLARY BLOOD; DIET RESTRICTION; ERYTHROCYTE LEVEL; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID COMPOSITION; LIPID DIET; LOW FAT DIET; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BREAKFAST; DIET; DIETARY FATS; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; ERYTHROCYTES; FASTING; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FINGERS; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TRIGLYCERIDES; VEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865545971     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: 18790739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2012.06.016     Document Type: Article

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