VASCULAR BIOLOGY: A dark side to omega-3 fatty acids

  • YANAGIDA, KEISUKE
  • HLA, TIMOTHY

  • Keisuke YanagidaandTimothy Hlaare in the Vascular Biology Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.

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Nature 552(7684):p 180-181, December 14, 2017. | DOI: 10.1038/d41586-017-07678-8

The molecule 19,20-dihydroxydocosapentaenoic acid, formed by the metabolism of a fatty acid involved in normal brain function, promotes the development of a diabetes-associated form of blindness in a mouse model.

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