Fatty Acids - RBC References

Tissue n-3 and n-6 fatty acids and risk for coronary heart disease events.
Harris WS, Poston WC, Haddock CK. Atherosclerosis. 2007 Jul;193(1):1-10. Epub 2007 May 15

The impact of age, body mass index, and fish intake on the EPA and DHA content of human erythrocytes.
Sands SA, Reid KJ, Windsor SL, Harris WS. Lipids. 2005 Apr;40(4):343-7.

Fatty acid composition of red blood cell membranes and risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the skin.
Harris RB, Foote JA, Hakim IA, Bronson DL, Alberts DS. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2005 Apr;14(4):906-12.

Fatty acids in plasma and red cell membranes in normal humans.
Manku MS, Horrobin DF, Huang YS, Morse N. Lipids. 1983;18:906-908.

n-3 Fatty acid requirements of the newborn.
Innis SM. Lipids. 1992;27:879-885.

Essentiality of dietary omega 3 fatty acids for premature infants: plasma and red blood cell fatty acid composition.
Hoffman DR, Uauy R. Lipids. 1992;27:886-895.

Alteration of polyunsaturated fatty acid status and metabolism in health and disease
Zamaria N.. Reprod Nutr Dev. 2004;44:273-282.

Lipid composition and fluidity of the erythrocyte membrane in copper- deficient rats.
Abu-Salah KM, al-Othman AA, Lei KY. Br J Nutr. 1992;68:435-443.

Stearoyl-CoA desaturase is involved in the control of proliferation,
anchorage-independent growth, and survival in human transformed cells.
Scaglia N, Igal RA. J Biol Chem. 2005;280:25339-25349.

Erythrocyte membrane fatty acids and subsequent breast cancer: a prospective Italian study.
Pala V, Krogh V, Muti P, et al. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2001;93:1088-1095.

High stearoyl-CoA desaturase protein and activity levels in simian virus 40 transformed-human lung fibroblasts.
Scaglia N, Caviglia JM, Igal RA. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2005;1687:141-151.

Erythrocyte stearic to oleic acid ratio in prostatic carcinoma.
Persad RA, Gillatt DA, Heinemann D, Habib NA, Smith PJ. Br J Urol. 1990;65(3):268-270.

Erythrocyte membrane fatty acid composition in cancer patients.
Mikirova N, Riordan HD, Jackson JA, et al. P R Health Sci J. 2004;23:107-113.