The omega-3 fatty acid eicosapentaenoic acid accelerates disease progression in a model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

The omega-3 fatty acid eicosapentaenoic acid accelerates disease progression in a model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive fatal neurodegenerative disease characterised by loss of motor neurons that currently has no cure. Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), have many health benefits including neuroprotective and myoprotective pote...

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Main Authors: Ping K Yip, Chiara Pizzasegola, Stacy Gladman, Maria Luigia Biggio, Marianna Marino, Maduka Jayasinghe, Farhan Ullah, Simon C Dyall, Andrea Malaspina, Caterina Bendotti, Adina Michael-Titus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3631166?pdf=render

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