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    Role of fish oils in the control of heart diseases
    (Society of Fisheries Technologists (India), Cochin, 2003) Nair, P.G.V.
    Experiments in animals and humans established that fish oils control heart diseases and the active components responsible are the n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA). Several investigations have proved that fish oils have hypocholesterolemic and hypotriglyceridemic effects and can influence platelet aggregation and blood clotting. Incorporation of n-3 PUFA in cell mebranes changes their properties and plays a major role in controlling ventricular fibrillation and subsequent mortality. n-3 PUFA and the lipoprotein fractions containing them are susceptible to oxidation and antioxidants like vitamin E can counter this effect.