The effects of polyunsaturated fatty acids on immune function in obese insulin resistant rodents

• Obesity, polyunsaturated fat & immune function

• Author / Creator

  Ruth, Megan Rebecca

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Insulin resistance. Immunological aspects. Animal models.
  • Unsaturated fatty acids. Animal models.
  • Unsaturated fatty acids in human nutrition.
  • Metabolic syndrome. Animal models.
  • Obesity in animals. Immunological aspects.

• Graduation date

  2008

• Type of Item

  Thesis

• Degree

  Doctor of Philosophy in Nutrition and Metabolism

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-prrw-dz67

• License

  This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for the purpose of private, scholarly or scientific research. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.