Plasma levels of n-3 fatty acids in bipolar patients: Deficit restricted to DHA

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 337-342

  Pomponi, Massimiliano ^a   Janiri, Luigi ^a   La Torre, Giuseppe ^b   Di Stasio, Enrico ^a   Di Nicola, Marco ^a   Mazza, Marianna ^a   Martinotti, Giovanni ^c   Bria, Pietro ^a   Lippa, Silvio ^a   Natili, Renato ^a   Pomponi, Massimo F L ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bipolar; Docosahexaenoic acid; Plasma free fatty acid profile; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METHYLATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84873522958     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2012.11.004     Document Type: Article

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