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Hiroshi Kawashima1, Katsuhiko Yoshizawa2

  • 1Research Institute, Suntory Global Innovation Center Ltd, Seika, Kyoto, Japan. hiroshi_kawashima@suntory.co.jp.

Lipids in Health and Disease
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PubMed

Keywords:
Arachidonic acidEicosatrienoic acidEssential fatty acidMead acidPolyunsaturated fatty acidn-9

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