Protective effect of borage seed oil and gamma linolenic acid on DNA: in vivo and in vitro studies.

Borage (Borago officinalis L.) seed oil has been used as a treatment for various degenerative diseases. Many useful properties of this oil are attributed to its high gamma linolenic acid content (GLA, 18:3 ω-6). The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the safety and suitability of the use of bo...

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Main Authors: Inmaculada Tasset-Cuevas, Zahira Fernández-Bedmar, María Dolores Lozano-Baena, Juan Campos-Sánchez, Antonio de Haro-Bailón, Andrés Muñoz-Serrano, Angeles Alonso-Moraga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3584109?pdf=render