Linoleic acid recommendations-A house of cards

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 399-402

  Cunnane, S C ^a   Guesnet, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b LZ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LINOLEIC ACID;

DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE MODEL; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; HUMAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; DIETARY FATS; FATTY ACIDS, ESSENTIAL; HUMANS; LINOLEIC ACID; NUTRITION POLICY; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 80055086026     PISSN: 09523278     EISSN: 15322823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2011.09.003     Document Type: Letter

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