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Lipids > Fatty Acids > Fatty Acids, Unsaturated > Eicosanoids > Eicosapentaenoic Acid
Biological Factors > Inflammation Mediators > Autacoids > Eicosanoids > Eicosapentaenoic Acid
Lipids > Fatty Acids > Fatty Acids, Unsaturated > Fatty Acids, Omega-3 > Eicosapentaenoic Acid
... > Food and Beverages > Food > Dietary Fats > Dietary Fats, Unsaturated > Fatty Acids, Omega-3 > Eicosapentaenoic Acid
... > Physiological Phenomena > Diet, Food, and Nutrition > Food > Dietary Fats > Dietary Fats, Unsaturated > Fatty Acids, Omega-3 > Eicosapentaenoic Acid
... > Lipids > Fats > Dietary Fats > Dietary Fats, Unsaturated > Fatty Acids, Omega-3 > Eicosapentaenoic Acid
Lipids > Oils > Fish Oils > Fatty Acids, Omega-3 > Eicosapentaenoic Acid

Preferred term

Eicosapentaenoic Acid  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 1553-41-9 (Eicosapentaenoic Acid)
  • 5,8,11,14,17-Eicosapentaenoic Acid
  • 5,8,11,14,17-Eicosapentaenoic acid
  • 5,8,11,14,17-Icosapentaenoic Acid
  • AAN7QOV9EA
  • Eicosapentanoic Acid
  • Icosapent
  • omega-3-Eicosapentaenoic Acid
  • Timnodonic Acid

Allowable Qualifier(s)

In other languages

  • Acide eicosapentanoïque

    French

  • 1553-41-9 (Eicosapentaenoic Acid)
  • 5,8,11,14,17-Eicosapentaenoic acid
  • AAN7QOV9EA
  • Acide 5,8,11,14,17-eicosapentaenoïque
  • Acide oméga-3-eicosapentaenoïque
  • Acide timnodonique
  • EPA

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-XQCF230W-C

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