Compartmental analyses of plasma n-3 essential fatty acids among male and female smokers and nonsmokers

The effects of cigarette smoking on n-3 essential FA metabolism were studied in male and female subjects by fitting the concentration-time curves of the d5-labeled plasma fatty acids (FAs) originating from a dose of d5-18:3n-3 to a compartmental model of n-3 FA metabolism. For 3 weeks, female (smoke...

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Main Authors: Robert J. Pawlosky, Joseph R. Hibbeln, Norman Salem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007-04-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520434467