Oils rich in Δ-linolenic acid independently protect against characteristics of fatty liver disease in the Δ6-desaturase null mouse1

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 469-479

  Monteiro, Jessica ^a   Askarian, Fatemeh ^b   Nakamura, Manabu T ^c   Moghadasian, Mohammed H ^b,d   Ma, David W L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d International Nutrition Research Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alpha linolenic acid; Delta 6 d saturase; Knock out mouse; Liver; Phospholipid; Polyunsaturated fatty acid; Steatosis

Indexed keywords

CANOLA OIL; LARD; LINOLENIC ACID; LINOLEOYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; LINSEED OIL; MENHADEN OIL; FISH OIL; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; LIPID DIET; LIPID LIVER LEVEL; LIPID STORAGE; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECTS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LIPID METABOLISM; LIVER; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT;

ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FATTY ACIDS, MONOUNSATURATED; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; FISH OILS; LINOLEOYL-COA DESATURASE; LINSEED OIL; LIPID METABOLISM; LIVER; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; ORGAN SIZE; PHOSPHOLIPIDS;

EID: 84878839327     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: 12057541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2012-0308     Document Type: Article

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