Fish oil may impede tumour angiogenesis and invasiveness by down-regulating protein kinase C and modulating eicosanoid production

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 107-115

  McCarty, M F ^a  

^a Nutrition 21 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COLLAGENASE; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; FISH OIL; GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; ICOSANOID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PROTEIN KINASE C;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR;

EID: 0029978333     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9877(96)90009-2     Document Type: Article

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