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Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Lipids [D10] » Fats » Dietary Fats » Dietary Fats, Unsaturated » Fatty Acids, Omega-3 » Eicosapentaenoic Acid
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Lipids [D10] » Fatty Acids » Fatty Acids, Unsaturated » Eicosanoids » Eicosapentaenoic Acid
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Lipids [D10] » Fatty Acids » Fatty Acids, Unsaturated » Fatty Acids, Omega-3 » Eicosapentaenoic Acid
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Lipids [D10] » Oils » Fish Oils » Fatty Acids, Omega-3 » Eicosapentaenoic Acid
Description
Important polyunsaturated fatty acid found in fish oils. It serves as the precursor for the prostaglandin-3 and thromboxane-3 families. A diet rich in eicosapentaenoic acid lowers serum lipid concentration, reduces incidence of cardiovascular disorders, prevents platelet aggregation, and inhibits arachidonic acid conversion into the thromboxane-2 and prostaglandin-2 families. MeSH
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