In vitro activity of polyunsaturated fatty acids on Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Relationship to lipid peroxidation

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 283-287

  Giamarellos Bourboulis, E J ^a   Grecka, P ^a   Dionyssiou Asteriou, A ^a   Giamarellou, H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b LAIKO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ARACHIDONIC ACID; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0031859669     PISSN: 09523278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-3278(98)90037-0     Document Type: Article

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