Nutritional studies of long chain conversion of dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids
Growing evidence suggests that dietary n-3 very long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (eicosapentaenoic acid; EPA and docosahexaenoic acid; DHA) reduce the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke, alpha-linolenic acid (alpha-LNA) is the natural precursor of EPA and DHA and is an abundant and acce...
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University of Surrey
2003
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| Online Access: | https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.274335 |