Concentration- and time-dependent effects of γ-linolenic acid supplementation to tumor cells in culture

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 235-241

  Hrelia, S ^a   Pession, A ^a   Buda, R ^a   Lorenzini, A ^a   Horrobin, D F ^b   Biagi, P L ^a   Bordoni, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Laxdale Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ARTICLE; COLON CARCINOMA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; PHOSPHOLIPID METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CELL CULTURE;

EID: 0033057389     PISSN: 09523278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/plef.1999.0030     Document Type: Article

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