Plasma unesterified eicosapentaenoic acid is converted to docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in the liver and supplies the brain with DHA in the presence or absence of dietary DHA
Adam H. Metherel, Kimia Rezaei, R. J. Scott Lacombe, Richard P. Bazinet
Topics & Concepts
Docosahexaenoic acidEicosapentaenoic acidPhosphatidylethanolaminePhosphatidylserineInternal medicineChemistryEndocrinologyArachidonic acidBiochemistryFatty acidPolyunsaturated fatty acidPhospholipidBiologyPhosphatidylcholineMedicineEnzymeMembraneFatty Acid Research and HealthEicosanoids and Hypertension PharmacologyDiet and metabolism studies