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Preferred Name |
Omega-3 Fatty Acid
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Definition |
Any fatty acid that contains an unsaturated bond originating from the 3rd carbon from the methyl end. Omega-3 fatty acids do not occur naturally with chain lengths shorter than 16 carbon units.
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Synonyms & Abbreviations |
n-3 Fatty Acid
Omega 3 Fatty Acid
Omega-3 Fatty Acid
omega-3 fatty acid
OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS
Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid
Omega-3 PUFA
omega-3-Fatty Acids
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ReferenceCode |
NCI Thesaurus Code:C493
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ReferenceURL |
https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&ns=ncit&code=C493
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PMID |
21310299
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