Dose-dependent effects of dietary γ-linolenic acid on rat spleen lymphocyte functions

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-24

  Peterson, L D ^a   Thies, F ^a   Calder, P C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; CONCANAVALIN A; FATTY ACID; GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; PRIMROSE OIL; PROSTAGLANDIN E;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DOSE RESPONSE; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; LIPID COMPOSITION; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; SPLEEN LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALIA; OENOTHERA; PRIMULA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0032798264     PISSN: 09523278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/plef.1999.0067     Document Type: Article

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