Nutrition
Volume 27, Issue 3 , Pages 334-337 , March 2011

Long-term intake of fish oil increases oxidative stress and decreases lifespan in senescence-accelerated mice

  • Tsuyoshi Tsuduki, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Food and Biomolecular Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81-22-717-8799; fax: +81-22-717-8802.
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  • Taro Honma, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Food and Biomolecular Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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  • Kiyotaka Nakagawa, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Food and Biodynamic Chemistry Laboratory, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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  • Ikuo Ikeda, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Food and Biomolecular Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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  • Teruo Miyazawa, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Food and Biodynamic Chemistry Laboratory, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

Received 17 December 2009 ,Accepted 28 May 2010.

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 This study was supported by KAKENHI (20157639) of JSPS, Japan.

PII: S0899-9007(10)00175-9

doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2010.05.017

Nutrition
Volume 27, Issue 3 , Pages 334-337 , March 2011