Eicosapentaenoic Acid [kyselina eikosapentaenová]
- Terms
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EPA
kyselina 5,8,11,14,17-eikosapentaenová
kyselina ikosapentaenová
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5,8,11,14,17-Eicosapentaenoic Acid
5,8,11,14,17-Icosapentaenoic Acid
Eicosapentanoic Acid
Icosapent
omega-3-Eicosapentaenoic Acid
Timnodonic Acid
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.
- DUI
- D015118 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0023259
- CAS
- 5,8,11,14,17-Eicosapentaenoic acid
- Previous indexing
- Fatty Acids (1966-1972); Fatty Acids, Unsaturated (1973-1985)
- History note
- 2003(1986);
- Public note
- 1986; see 5,8,11,14,17-EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID 1986-2003; EICOSAPENTANOIC ACID was indexed under FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED 2002-2010
Allowable subheadings
- AD
- administration & dosage 8
- AE
- adverse effects 1
- AG
- agonists
- AA
- analogs & derivatives 2
- AN
- analysis 2
- AI
- antagonists & inhibitors
- BI
- biosynthesis 3
- BL
- blood 2
- CF
- cerebrospinal fluid
- CS
- chemical synthesis
- CH
- chemistry 3
- CL
- classification
- EC
- economics
- GE
- genetics
- HI
- history
- IM
- immunology 1
- IP
- isolation & purification 1
- ME
- metabolism 18
- PK
- pharmacokinetics
- PD
- pharmacology 22
- PH
- physiology 1
- PO
- poisoning
- RE
- radiation effects
- ST
- standards
- SD
- supply & distribution
- TU
- therapeutic use 26
- TO
- toxicity
- UR
- urine
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