Methods for reducing atherosclerotic plaques
AssigneeThe Wistar Institute
InventorDavid Kritchevsky
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Abstract
A method for reducing atherosclerotic plaques includes administering an effective amount of at least one fatty acid composition to an animal, said fatty acid composition having a carbon chain of at least 16 carbons in length, and wherein at least one pair of double bonds are in a conjugated position. Such a method and article of manufactures facilitating these methods may be useful for reducing atherosclerotic plaques in humans.
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A method for reducing atherosclerotic plaques in a mammal comprising administering an effective amount of a composition comprising at least one polyunsaturated fatty acid compound to said mammal, said fatty acid compound having a carbon chain of at least 16 carbons in length, and wherein said fatty acid compound has at least one pair of double bonds in a conjugated position.
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