Omega-6 and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and allergic diseases in infancy and childhood

Current Pharmaceutical Design

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 946-953

  Miles, Elizabeth A ^a   Calder, Philip C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Atopy; Cytokine; Eczema; Eicosanoid; Fatty acid; Fish oil; Immune function; Inflammation; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; FISH OIL; ICOSANOID; LIPID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MEDIATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CHILD; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; FEMALE; FISH OILS; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84895118245     PISSN: 13816128     EISSN: 18734286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138161282006140220125732     Document Type: Article

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