γ-Linolenic acid does not augment long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid ω-3 status

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 329-334

  Brouwer, D A J ^a   Hettema, Y ^a   Van Doormaal, J J ^a   Muskiet, F A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

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Indexed keywords

GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032444271     PISSN: 09523278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-3278(98)90082-5     Document Type: Article

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