Effect of sex hormones on n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in HepG2 cells and in human primary hepatocytes

Female humans and rodents have been shown to have higher 22:6n-3 status and synthesis than males. It is unclear which sex hormone is involved. We investigated the specificity of the effects of physiological concentrations of sex hormones in vitro on the mRNA expression of genes involved in polyunsat...

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Main Authors: Sibbons, Charlene (Author), Brenna, J. Thomas (Author), Lawrence, Peter (Author), Hoile, Samuel (Author), Clarke-Harris, Rebecca (Author), Lillycrop, Karen (Author), Burdge, Graham (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2014-01.
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