Anti-obesity effects of long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 648-659

  Buckley, J D ^a   Howe, P R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Docosahexaenoic acid; Eicosapentaenoic acid; Gene expression

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; CARNITINE PALMITOYLTRANSFERASE I; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; MALONYL COENZYME A; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; SYNAPSIN II;

ADIPOCYTE; APOPTOSIS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; FOOD INTAKE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; LIPID DIET; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPID STORAGE; LIPOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84950170977     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2009.00584.x     Document Type: Review

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