Experiment 519582

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PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeIN RATION
OrganismLinum usitatissimum (LINACEAE)
CitationMANTZIORIS,E: JAMES,MJ: GIBSON,RA: CLELAND,LG:. (1994). DIETARY SUBSTITUION WITH AN ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID-RICH VEGETABLE OIL INCREASES EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID CONCENTRATIONS IN TISSUES.. 59(6)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseTHIRTY HEALTHY MALE VOLUNTEERS WERE ENTERED IN A STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF DIETARY ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID INTAKE ON TISSUE EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID LEVELS. PLASMA LIPID AND NEUTROPHIL PHOPHOLIPID FRACTIONS SHOWED INCREASED LEVELS. THIS EFFECT WAS SEEN EVEN IF BOTH CONTROL AND TREATMENT GROUPS WERE GIVEN FISH OIL SUPPLEMENTATION AS WELL.
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Dose expressionCONC USED
ExtractSEED OIL