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Lipids > Fatty Acids > Fatty Acids, Unsaturated > Fatty Acids, Omega-3 > Eicosapentaenoic Acid
... > Food and Beverages > Food > Dietary Fats > Dietary Fats, Unsaturated > Fatty Acids, Omega-3 > Eicosapentaenoic Acid
... > Physiological Phenomena > Diet, Food, and Nutrition > Food > Dietary Fats > Dietary Fats, Unsaturated > Fatty Acids, Omega-3 > Eicosapentaenoic Acid
... > Lipids > Fats > Dietary Fats > Dietary Fats, Unsaturated > Fatty Acids, Omega-3 > Eicosapentaenoic Acid
Lipids > Oils > Fish Oils > Fatty Acids, Omega-3 > Eicosapentaenoic Acid
Biological Factors > Inflammation Mediators > Autacoids > Eicosanoids > Eicosapentaenoic Acid
Lipids > Fatty Acids > Fatty Acids, Unsaturated > Eicosanoids > Eicosapentaenoic Acid

Preferred term

Eicosapentaenoic Acid  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 5,8,11,14,17-Eicosapentaenoic Acid
  • 5,8,11,14,17-Icosapentaenoic Acid
  • Acid, Eicosapentanoic
  • Eicosapentanoic Acid
  • Icosapent
  • omega 3 Eicosapentaenoic Acid
  • omega-3-Eicosapentaenoic Acid
  • Timnodonic Acid

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 2003(1986);

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D015118

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