eicosapentaenoic acid lietuviškai

Paaiškinimas anglų kalba

• an omega-3 fatty acid with 20 carbon atoms; found in fish (especially tuna and bluefish)
• 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.