Polyunsaturated fatty acids in depression

Acta Neuropsychiatrica

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-21

  Van West, Dirk ^a   Maes, Michael ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a Clinical Research Center for Mental Health of Antwerp   (Belgium)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c IRCCS ISTITUTO CENTRO SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO FATEBENEFRATELLI   (Italy)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPRESSION; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; HUMAN;

EID: 0037611065     PISSN: 09242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1601-5215.2003.00004.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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