"ω-3 fatty acid" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2007 July 15, MarilynMann, “Tissue n − 3 and n − 6 fatty acids and risk for coronary heart disease events”, in sci.med.cardiology (Usenet), retrieved 2022-05-14",
          "text": "Low dietary intake of ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids has been linked to several features of psychiatric symptomatology, including depression, disorders of impulse control, and hostility. Preliminary intervention trials of ω-3 fatty acid supplementation for clinical depression and other disorders have reported benefit.",
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          "ref": "2015 November 20, ironjustice, “Alpha-linolenic Acid In Breast Cancer”, in sci.med.nursing (Usenet), retrieved 2022-05-14",
          "text": "The aim of this study was to determine whether α-linolenic acid (ALA ω-3 fatty acid) enriched diet affects growth parameters when applied to a syngeneic model of mammary carcinoma.",
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          "ref": "2016, Peter Ronner, Netter's Essential Biochemistry E-Book, page 353",
          "text": "Some eicosanoids are synthesized from the ω-6 fatty acid arachidonic acid and others from the ω-3 fatty acid eicosapentaenoic acid.",
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          "ref": "2021, Vincenzo Tufarelli, Poultry Nutrition, page 268",
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