n−3 Fatty acids from fish and fish oil: panacea or nostrum?
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Incorporated Fish Oil Fatty Acids Prevent Action Potential Shortening Induced by Circulating Fish Oil Fatty Acids
Increased consumption of fatty fish, rich in omega-3-polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω3-PUFAs) reduces the severity and number of arrhythmias. Long-term ω3-PUFA-intake modulates the activity of several cardiac ion channels leading to cardiac action potential shortening. Circulating ω3-PUFAs in the bloodstream and incorporated ω3-PUFAs in the cardiac membrane have a different mechanism to shorten t...
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0002-9165,1938-3207
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/74.4.415