Dietary Omega-3 Fatty Acids Do Not Change Resistance of Rat Brain or Liver Mitochondria to Ca2+ and/or Prooxidants

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) block apoptotic neuronal cell death and are strongly neuroprotective in acute and chronic neurodegeneration. Theoretical considerations, indirect data, and consideration of parsimony lead to the hypothesis that modulation of mitochondrial pathway(s) un...

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Main Authors: Irina G. Stavrovskaya, Susan S. Bird, Vasant R. Marur, Sergei V. Baranov, Heather K. Greenberg, Caryn L. Porter, Bruce S. Kristal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Lipids
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/797105