Comparison of the effects of docosahexaenoic acid and palmitic acid on ischemia reperfusion injury using an isolated perfused rat heart.

Dietary docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n-3, DHA) has been shown to exert beneficial effects on coronary heart disease including the prevention of ischemia reperfusion injury. The ability to acutely infuse DHA to the heart to prevent ischemia reperfusion injury is a potentialy valuable tool in planned sur...

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Main Author: Smith, Tracy
Language:en
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10012/6499