Acute appearance of fatty acids in human plasma – a comparative study between polar-lipid rich oil from the microalgae Nannochloropsis oculata and krill oil in healthy young males

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Authors

Annette L. West · University of Southampton

Christa Zante · Hamburg Institut (Germany)

Philip C. Calder · University of Southampton

Abstract

This study in healthy young men given a single dose of oil indicates that the polar-lipid rich oil from the algae Nannochloropis oculata is a good source of EPA in humans.

Topics & Keywords

Fatty Acid Research and Health Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

Published in: Lipids in Health and Disease

Volume 12, Issue 1, pp. 102-102

DOI: 10.1186/1476-511x-12-102

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