The association between n-3 fatty acids in erythrocyte membranes and insulin resistance: The inuit health in transition study

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 327-336

  Thorseng, Trine ^a   Witte, Daniel R ^a   Vistisen, Dorte ^a   Borch Johnsen, Knut ^a   Bjerregaard, Peter ^b   Jørgensen, Marit E ^a,b  

^a STENO DIABETES CENTER   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Greenland; Insulin resistance; N 3 fatty acids

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349805086     PISSN: 12399744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ijch.v68i4.17373     Document Type: Article

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