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α-Linolenic acid as a regulator of the metabolism of arachidonic acid: dietary implications of the ratio, n-6:n-3 fatty acids

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

P. Budowski
Affiliation:
Department of Nutritional Biochemistry, Nuffield Laboratories of Comparative Medicine, Institute of Zoology, London NW1 4RY
M. A. Crawford
Affiliation:
Department of Nutritional Biochemistry, Nuffield Laboratories of Comparative Medicine, Institute of Zoology, London NW1 4RY
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Symposium on ‘Nutritional Aspects of Membrane Structure and Function’
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1985

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