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EPA


EPA (Eicosapentaenoic acid) An Important n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA).

The addition to the diet cause the displacement of arachidonic acid (AA) in cell membranes and a subsequent decrease in production of proinflamatory eicosanoids from AA for the less inflammatory eicosanoids of ePA.


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