The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 101-105 , February 2012

Biophysical and biochemical mechanisms by which dietary N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids from fish oil disrupt membrane lipid rafts

Received 29 April 2011 ,Revised 8 July 2011 ,Accepted 11 July 2011.

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☆ This work was supported by a grant from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) at the National Institutes of Health (R15AT006122) (to S.R.S).

☆☆ There are no potential conflicts of interest.

PII: S0955-2863(11)00197-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2011.07.001

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 101-105 , February 2012

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