Omega-3 fatty acid biomarkers and subsequent depressive symptoms

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 747-757

  Persons, Jane E ^a   Robinson, Jennifer G ^a,b   Ammann, Eric M ^a   Coryell, William H ^b   Espeland, Mark A ^c   Harris, William S ^d,e   Manson, Joann E ^f   Fiedorowicz, Jess G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^e Health Diagnostic Laboratory Inc   (United States)

^f BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

biological markers; depression; diet; eicosapentaenoic acid; epidemiologic studies; omega 3 fatty acids

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DIETARY INTAKE; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; VERY ELDERLY; BLOOD; DIET; ERYTHROCYTE; METABOLISM; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIET SURVEYS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; ERYTHROCYTES; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84902239100     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.4058     Document Type: Article

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