Consumption of fish oil leads to prompt incorporation of eicosapentaenoic acid into colonic mucosa of patients prior to surgery for colorectal cancer, but has no detectable effect on epithelial cytokinetics.

Gee J. M., Watson M., Matthew J. A., Rhodes M. J. C., Speakman C. J. M., Stebbings W. S. L., Johnson I. T.. (1999)

Journal of Nutrition, 129, 1862-1865