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Ethyl icosapentate

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-013458

A highly purified omega-3 fatty acid that can decrease serum triglyceride levels. Ethyl icosapentate reduces serum triglycerides without an increase in LDL cholesterol, but increases the cholesterol and triglyceride content in skeletal muscle.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-013458
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsicosapent ethyl
ReferencesNational Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0)
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-013458",
  "term": "Ethyl icosapentate",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A highly purified omega-3 fatty acid that can decrease serum triglyceride levels. Ethyl icosapentate reduces serum triglycerides without an increase in LDL cholesterol, but increases the cholesterol and triglyceride content in skeletal muscle.",
  "synonyms": [
    "icosapent ethyl"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/ethyl-icosapentate/"
}

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