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Jean A Monro1, John McLaren-Howard2, Mussadiq Shah1,3
1Breakspear Medical Group, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK.
Abstract:
The epoxy fatty acid cis-12,13-epoxy-oleic acid, which acts as a DNA adduct, may be generated during long-term storage of many seed oils, including those used in cooking, with frying oils and fried foods being a major source in the modern human diet. Removal of this epoxy fatty acid from the locus of the N-formyl peptide receptors was associated with recovery from cogwheel rigidity and akinesia as well as with improvement in vibration sense and olfactory perception.
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