"Flax" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A plant genus of the family LINACEAE that is cultivated for its fiber (manufactured into linen cloth). It contains a trypsin inhibitor and the seed is the source of LINSEED OIL.
| Descriptor ID |
D019597
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.620.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Flax- Flax
- Flaxs
- Flaxseed
- Flaxseeds
- Linum
- Linums
- Linseed
- Linseeds
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Flax" by people in Profiles.
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Li R, Dai T, Zhou W, Fu G, Wan Y, McClements DJ, Li J. Impact of pH, ferrous ions, and tannic acid on lipid oxidation in plant-based emulsions containing saponin-coated flaxseed oil droplets. Food Res Int. 2020 10; 136:109618.
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Cheng C, Yu X, McClements DJ, Huang Q, Tang H, Yu K, Xiang X, Chen P, Wang X, Deng Q. Effect of flaxseed polyphenols on physical stability and oxidative stability of flaxseed oil-in-water nanoemulsions. Food Chem. 2019 Dec 15; 301:125207.
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Sturgeon SR, Volpe SL, Puleo E, Bertone-Johnson ER, Heersink J, Sabelawski S, Wähälä K, Bigelow C, Kurzer MS. Dietary intervention of flaxseed: effect on serum levels of IGF-1, IGF-BP3, and C-peptide. Nutr Cancer. 2011; 63(3):376-80.
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Sturgeon SR, Volpe SL, Puleo E, Bertone-Johnson ER, Heersink J, Sabelawski S, Wahala K, Bigelow C, Kurzer MS. Effect of flaxseed consumption on urinary levels of estrogen metabolites in postmenopausal women. Nutr Cancer. 2010; 62(2):175-80.
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Sturgeon SR, Heersink JL, Volpe SL, Bertone-Johnson ER, Puleo E, Stanczyk FZ, Sabelawski S, Wahala K, Kurzer MS, Bigelow C. Effect of dietary flaxseed on serum levels of estrogens and androgens in postmenopausal women. Nutr Cancer. 2008; 60(5):612-8.
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Rossetti RG, Seiler CM, DeLuca P, Laposata M, Zurier RB. Oral administration of unsaturated fatty acids: effects on human peripheral blood T lymphocyte proliferation. J Leukoc Biol. 1997 Oct; 62(4):438-43.