Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids
Volume 80, Issue 2 , Pages 137-142 , February 2009

Erythrocyte membrane and plasma non-esterified n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids of pregnant and non-pregnant Brazilian adolescents

Received 26 March 2008 ,Revised 3 December 2008 ,Accepted 21 December 2008.

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☆ Sources of support: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Ensino Superior (CAPES), and Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ), Brazil.

PII: S0952-3278(08)00193-2

doi: 10.1016/j.plefa.2008.12.005

Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids
Volume 80, Issue 2 , Pages 137-142 , February 2009

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