High levels of docosahexaenoic acid are present in eight New World silversides (Pisces: Atherinopsidae)

High levels of docosahexaenoic acid are present in eight New World silversides (Pisces: Atherinopsidae)

ABSTRACT Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is the most critical and least available omega-3 fatty acid in the Western human diet. Currently, the source of omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA) is mainly dependent on wild fisheries, making this resource unsustainable in the foreseeable fu...

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Main Authors: Carlos A. Martínez-Palacios, Sibila Concha-Santos, Elva M. Toledo-Cuevas, María G. Ríos-Durán, Carlos C. Martínez-Chávez, Pamela Navarrete-Ramírez, Luciana Raggi, Carlos Strussmann, Juan P. Hualde, Mariela A. Demicheli, Jorge Fonseca-Madrigal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia 2020-06-01
Series:Neotropical Ichthyology
Subjects:
Atherinopsid fish
Chirostoma
Menidia
Odontesthes
Omega-3
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/ni/v18n2/1982-0224-ni-18-02-e190089.pdf

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