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Eicosapentaenoic Acid

Known as: Icosapentaenoic Acid, cis-delta(5,8,11,14,17)-Eicosapentaenoic acid, All cis-5,8,11,14,17-Eicosapentaenoic Acid 
An essential, polyunsaturated, 20-carbon omega-3 fatty acid with anti-inflammatory and potential antineoplastic and chemopreventive activities… 
National Institutes of Health

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Omega-3 Fatty Acids

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Interactions of wine drinking with omega-3 fatty acids in patients with coronary heart disease: a fish-like effect of moderate wine drinking.
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Increased intake of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids elevates the level of apoptosis in the normal sigmoid colon of patients polypectomized for adenomas/tumors.
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Effect of medium-term supplementation with a moderate dose of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on blood pressure in mild hypertensive patients.
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
The effect of dietary n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids on the expression of cyclooxygenase 1 and 2 and levels of p21ras in rat mammary glands.
Dietary n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) promote rat mammary cancer while n-3 PUFAs are inhibitory. The purpose of this… 
Review
1989
Review
1989
Workshop report on EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) guidelines for carcinogen risk assessment. Held in Virginia Beach, Virginia on January 11-13, 1989
On September 24, 1986, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued guidelines for assessing human risk from exposure to… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Eicosanoids in neoplasia.
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
A comparative study of eicosapentaenoic acid metabolism by human platelets in vivo and in vitro.
During long-term dietary n-3 fatty acid supplementation, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) is not incorporated into… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Uptake, release and metabolism of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, c22:6 omega 3) in human platelets and neutrophils.
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Tetraene and pentaene leukotrienes: selective production from murine mastocytoma cells after dietary manipulation.
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Manipulation of platelet aggregation by prostaglandins and their fatty acid precursors: pharmacological basis for a therapeutic approach.
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