Docosahexaenoic acid supplementation does not improve Western diet-induced cardiomyopathy in rats.

Docosahexaenoic acid supplementation does not improve Western diet-induced cardiomyopathy in rats.

Obesity increases risk for cardiomyopathy in the absence of hypertension, diabetes or ischemia. The fatty acid milieu, modulated by diet, may modify myocardial structure and function, lending partial explanation for the array of cardiomyopathic phenotypy. We sought to identify gross, cellular and ul...

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Main Authors: Kimberly M Jeckel, D N Rao Veeramachaneni, Adam J Chicco, Phillip L Chapman, Christopher M Mulligan, Jennifer R Hegarty, Michael J Pagliassotti, Lindsay A Ferguson, Gerrit J Bouma, Melinda A Frye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3530602?pdf=render

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