MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Fatty Acids, Omega-3
Tree Number(s): D10.212.302.380.410; D10.251.355.337; D10.627.430.450
Unique ID: D015525
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015525
Annotation: specify source if pertinent
Scope Note: A group of unsaturated fatty acids occurring mainly in fish oils, with three double bonds at particular positions in the hydrocarbon chain.
Entry Term(s): N-3 Fatty Acid; Omega 3 Fatty Acids; Omega-3 Fatty Acid; Omega-3 Fatty Acids; n-3 Fatty Acids; n-3 Oil; n-3 Oils; n-3 PUFA; n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid; n3 Fatty Acid; n3 Oil; n3 Oils; n3 PUFA; n3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid
Previous Indexing: Fatty Acids (1966-1972); Fatty Acids, Unsaturated (1973-1989); Fish Oils (1966-1989)
Public MeSH Note: 1990; N-3 POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID was indexed under FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED 2000-2005
History Note: 1990; for n-3 POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID use PIKASOL (NM) 2000-2005
Date Established: 1990/01/01
Date of Entry: 1989/06/08
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Lipids [D10]
- Fats [D10.212]
  - Dietary Fats [D10.212.302]
    - Dietary Fats, Unsaturated [D10.212.302.380]

Lipids [D10]
- Fatty Acids [D10.251]
  - Fatty Acids, Unsaturated [D10.251.355]

Lipids [D10]
- Oils [D10.627]
  - Fish Oils [D10.627.430]
    - Cod Liver Oil [D10.627.430.354]
    - Fatty Acids, Omega-3 [D10.627.430.450]
      - Docosahexaenoic Acids [D10.627.430.450.375]
      - Eicosapentaenoic Acid [D10.627.430.450.390]

Fatty Acids, Omega-3 Preferred

Concept UI: M0023885
Scope Note: A group of unsaturated fatty acids occurring mainly in fish oils, with three double bonds at particular positions in the hydrocarbon chain.
Terms: Fatty Acids, Omega-3 Preferred Term
Term UI T046024
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1990); N-3 Fatty Acid
Term UI T000996943
Date11/18/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Omega-3 Fatty Acid
Term UI T000996340
Date11/14/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Term UI T046023
Date12/08/1988
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1990); n-3 Oil
Term UI T000996944
Date11/18/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); n3 Oil
Term UI T000996945
Date11/18/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); n-3 Fatty Acids
Term UI T046025
Date03/02/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1993); n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid
Term UI T407351
Date02/17/2000
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2006); n-3 PUFA
Term UI T707858
Date10/16/2007
LexicalTag ACX
ThesaurusID NLM (2009); n3 Fatty Acid
Term UI T000885207
Date08/19/2015
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2017); n3 PUFA
Term UI T000885208
Date08/19/2015
LexicalTag ACX
ThesaurusID NLM (2017); n3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid
Term UI T000885209
Date08/19/2015
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2017); n3 Oils
Term UI T000885230
Date08/19/2015
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2017); Omega 3 Fatty Acids
Term UI T000885595
Date08/26/2015
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2017); n-3 Oils
Term UI T000885231
Date08/19/2015
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2017)

Fatty Acids, Omega-3 MeSH Descriptor Data 2025