Petra L L Goyens

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Affiliation: Maastricht University
Country: The Netherlands

Publications

  1. ncbi Conversion of alpha-linolenic acid in humans is influenced by the absolute amounts of alpha-linolenic acid and linoleic acid in the diet and not by their ratio
    Petra L L Goyens
    Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
    Am J Clin Nutr 84:44-53. 2006
  2. ncbi Compartmental modeling to quantify alpha-linolenic acid conversion after longer term intake of multiple tracer boluses
    Petra L L Goyens
    Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    J Lipid Res 46:1474-83. 2005
  3. ncbi The dietary alpha-linolenic acid to linoleic acid ratio does not affect the serum lipoprotein profile in humans
    Petra L L Goyens
    Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    J Nutr 135:2799-804. 2005

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Publications3

  1. ncbi Conversion of alpha-linolenic acid in humans is influenced by the absolute amounts of alpha-linolenic acid and linoleic acid in the diet and not by their ratio
    Petra L L Goyens
    Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
    Am J Clin Nutr 84:44-53. 2006
    ..Human in vivo data on dietary determinants of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA; 18:3n-3) metabolism are scarce...
  2. ncbi Compartmental modeling to quantify alpha-linolenic acid conversion after longer term intake of multiple tracer boluses
    Petra L L Goyens
    Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    J Lipid Res 46:1474-83. 2005
    ..The limited incorporation of dietary ALA into the hepatic phospholipid pool contributes to the low hepatic conversion of ALA into EPA. A low conversion of ALA-derived EPA into DPA might be an additional obstacle for DHA synthesis...
  3. ncbi The dietary alpha-linolenic acid to linoleic acid ratio does not affect the serum lipoprotein profile in humans
    Petra L L Goyens
    Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    J Nutr 135:2799-804. 2005
    ..044). We conclude that the ALA:LA ratio does not affect the serum lipoprotein profile. Compared with the control and LA diets, ALA lowered LDL cholesterol concentrations, possibly caused by the decrease in small VLDL...