OIL IDENTIFICATION OF HARP SEAL AND OTHER SELECT MARINE MAMMALS

Oil Identification of harp seal and other select marine mammals

Because of the rich omega-3 fatty acids content, harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus) oil is a popular supplement that is packaged as pills in Canada and sold for medicinal purposes, although this practice is banned in the United States.Due to US visceratuant regulations, it is important to be able to distinguish between fish oil and seal oil, but

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Inhibition of sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor 3 ameliorates bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis by suppressing macrophage M2 polarization

Pulmonary fibrosis is a devastating lung disease without effective treatment options.Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 3 (S1pr3), a receptor for the lipid signaling molecule sphingosine-1-phosphate, has been shown to mediate the development of pulmonary fibrosis, although the underlying mechanism is not fully understood.Here, we found increased expr

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