Omega-3 fatty acids and inflammation: A perspective on the challenges of evaluating efficacy in clinical research

Prostaglandins and Other Lipid Mediators

Volumn 116-117, Issue , 2015, Pages 104-111

  Skulas Ray, Ann C ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Clinical research; Human endotoxemia model; Inflammation; Omega 3 fatty acids

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); ENDOTOXEMIA; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; BIOMARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; ENDOTOXEMIA; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION;

EID: 84936964957     PISSN: 10988823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2015.02.001     Document Type: Review

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