Docosahexaenoic Acid but Not Eicosapentaenoic Acid Lowers Ambulatory Blood Pressure and Heart Rate in Humans
- 1 August 1999
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Hypertension
- Vol. 34 (2) , 253-260
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.hyp.34.2.253
Abstract
—Animal studies suggest that the 2 major ω3 fatty acids found in fish, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), may have differential effects on blood pressure (BP) and h...Keywords
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