title: Influence of linseed oil diet on the pattern of serum phospholipids in man.
abstract: We gave 11 volunteers 30 ml linseed oil daily for 4 weeks. This diet increased the amount of linolenic, eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acid in the serum phospholipids within 1 week, whereas the amount of dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid was decreased. Both effects were statistically significant. The results suggest that eicosapentaenoic acid can be synthesized from alpha-linolenic acid in human organism.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004041:Dietary Fats; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000097:blood; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008042:Linolenic Acids / Q000097:blood; D008043:Linseed Oil; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000097:blood*; D017965:gamma-Linolenic Acid
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats; D005227:Fatty Acids; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D008042:Linolenic Acids; D010743:Phospholipids; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids; D017965:gamma-Linolenic Acid; D008043:Linseed Oil; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid