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Omega 3 fatty acids cellular processes are mapped.
US based scientists have mapped the cellular processes that power the heath effects of Omega 3 fatty acids by studying living mouse cells and finding that the beneficial fatty acids block an enzyme known as cyclooxygenase (COX) which produces the prostaglandin hormones that spark inflammation. This is the first comprehensive study of what fish oils actually do inside a cell. see Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences; published online ahead of print; doi:1073 /pnas 1200 189109 "Omega 3 fatty acids cause dramatic changes in TLR 4 and purinergic eicosanoid signalling." Paul C. Norris , Edward A. Dennis
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