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Immunomodulation by perioperative administration of n-3 fatty acids

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

G. Weiss*
Affiliation:
Intensive Care Unit, Department of Surgery, University Hospital, Medical Faculty, Otto von Guericke University, Leipziger Strasse 44, D-39120 Magdeburg, Germany
F. Meyer
Affiliation:
Intensive Care Unit, Department of Surgery, University Hospital, Medical Faculty, Otto von Guericke University, Leipziger Strasse 44, D-39120 Magdeburg, Germany
B. Matthies
Affiliation:
Intensive Care Unit, Department of Surgery, University Hospital, Medical Faculty, Otto von Guericke University, Leipziger Strasse 44, D-39120 Magdeburg, Germany
M. Pross
Affiliation:
Intensive Care Unit, Department of Surgery, University Hospital, Medical Faculty, Otto von Guericke University, Leipziger Strasse 44, D-39120 Magdeburg, Germany
W. Koenig
Affiliation:
Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital, Otto von Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
H. Lippert
Affiliation:
Intensive Care Unit, Department of Surgery, University Hospital, Medical Faculty, Otto von Guericke University, Leipziger Strasse 44, D-39120 Magdeburg, Germany
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*Corresponding author: Dr G. Weiss, fax +49 391 67 15570, email Guenter.Weiss@Medizin.Uni-Magdeburg.DE
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 2002

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