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5,8,11,14,17-Eicosapentaenoic acid
Timnodonic Acid
Icosapent
omega-3-Eicosapentaenoic Acid
5,8,11,14,17-Eicosapentaenoic Acid
5,8,11,14,17-Icosapentaenoic Acid
Eicosapentanoic Acid
omega 3 Eicosapentaenoic Acid
Acid, Eicosapentanoic
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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.
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5,8,11,14,17-Eicosapentaenoic acid Timnodonic Acid Icosapent omega-3-Eicosapentaenoic Acid 5,8,11,14,17-Eicosapentaenoic Acid 5,8,11,14,17-Icosapentaenoic Acid Eicosapentanoic Acid omega 3 Eicosapentaenoic Acid Acid, Eicosapentanoic
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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.
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1986; see 5,8,11,14,17-EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID 1986-2003; EICOSAPENTANOIC ACID was indexed under FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED 2002-2010
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