Experiment 69166

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PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismLinum usitatissimum (LINACEAE)
CitationFRANCOIS,CA: CONNOR,SL: BOLEWICZ,LC: CONNOR,WE:. (2003). SUPPLEMENTING LACTATING WOMEN WITH FLAXSEED OIL DOES NOT INCREASE DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID IN THEIR MILK.. 77(1)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseSEVEN WOMEN TOOK 20 G FLAXSEED OIL (10.7 G ALA) DAILY FOR 4 WK. BREAST-MILK AND BLOOD SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED WEEKLY BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER SUPPLEMENTAION AND WERE ANALYZED FOR FATTY ACID COMPOSITION. DIETARY FLAXSEED OIL INCREASED BREAST-MILK, PLASMA, AND ERYTHROCYTE CONTENTS OF THE N-3 FATTY ACIDS ALA, EPA, AND DPA BUT HAD NO EFFECT ON BREAST-MILK, PLASMA, OR ERYTHROCYTE DHA CONTENTS.
Dose amount10.7 GM
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Per unitDAY
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractSEED OIL
GenderFEMALE