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The Supply of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids to Photoreceptors and Synapses

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Dietary ω3 and ω6 Fatty Acids

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Omega-3 (or n−3) fatty acids are accumulated in membrane phospholipids primarily as docosahexaenoate (22:6, omega-3). Brain and retina contain by far the highest concentrations of this fatty acid of any tissue. The content of docosahexaenoate is third highest in testes, but its concentration is several fold lower in that tissue than in brain and retina (Salem et al, 1986: Birkle and Bazan, 1986; Bazan and Reddy, 1985).

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Bazan, N.G. (1989). The Supply of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids to Photoreceptors and Synapses. In: Galli, C., Simopoulos, A.P. (eds) Dietary ω3 and ω6 Fatty Acids. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2043-3_21

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