Timeline for How do omega-3 fatty acids reduce cholesterol at the molecular level?
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| Dec 3, 2021 at 18:41 | comment | added | shigeta | @PeterBernhard its funny i heard even in grad school that they made the membrane stiffer. in any case as they are linked to hypertension I assume we are on the right track here - interesting factlet :) | |
| Nov 14, 2021 at 13:25 | comment | added | Peter Bernhard | @shigeta - Re cholesterol"... cholesterol possesses a slick and rigid structure. ...this would naturally result in a stiffer membrane. Yet, for the past 10 or so years, physicists and biologists have assumed that cholesterol had nearly no effect on the stiffness of membranes ...", sciencedaily.com | |
| Apr 10, 2016 at 23:24 | vote | accept | zeel | ||
| Apr 10, 2016 at 11:41 | answer | added | another 'Homo sapien' | timeline score: 2 | |
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| Jun 8, 2013 at 1:58 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackBiology/status/343185287083618304 | ||
| Apr 11, 2013 at 5:09 | comment | added | shigeta | the above answer is going in the right direction - unsaturated fatty acids keep the membrane more pliable and cholesterol, which is an inflexible planar molecule tends to make it more rigid I think. | |
| Apr 10, 2013 at 19:16 | comment | added | WYSIWYG | i dont think they REDUCE cholesterol.. omega-3 fatty acids comprise the essential fatty acids (omega 3 refers to the position of double bond from non carboxyl end).. and BTW cholesterol is also important for the body- it makes up the membranes and also serves as a precursor of vitamin D [sunlight basically converts 7-dehydrocholesterol to vit-d]. excess causes problems | |
| Apr 10, 2013 at 18:16 | history | edited | zeel | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 10, 2013 at 18:15 | comment | added | zeel | The former. Is there anything that works with them. | |
| S Apr 10, 2013 at 18:15 | history | suggested | blep | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
revised grammar; does vs. dose
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| Apr 10, 2013 at 17:44 | comment | added | blep | What do you mean when you say "maximize this effect through other substances"? Are you asking if there are co-factors that have no/little effect on their own, but act synergistically with omega-3 fatty acids to reduce cholesterol problems? Or are you simply asking if there are other substances that reduce cholesterol problems? | |
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| Apr 10, 2013 at 16:42 | history | asked | zeel | CC BY-SA 3.0 |