Omega-6 docosapentaenoic acid-derived resolvins and 17-hydroxydocosahexaenoic acid modulate macrophage function and

Cheng-Ying Chiu1, Beate Gomolka, Cordula Dierkes

  • 1Department of Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Endocrinology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Berlin, Germany.

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