Highly bioavailable α-linolenic acid from the subcutaneous fat of the Palaeolithic Relict "Galician horse"

International Food Research Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 3249-3258

  Guil Guerrero, J L ^a   Rincon Cervera M A ^a   Venegas Venegas, C E ^a   Ramos Bueno, R P ^a   SuArez M D ^b  

^a Food Technology Division   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

linolenic acid; Dha; Fat degradation; Galician; Horse; Ice ages; Subcutaneous fat; Upper palaeolithic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891643021     PISSN: 19854668     EISSN: 22317546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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