Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids
Volume 80, Issue 2 , Pages 151-156 , February 2009

Total red blood cell concentrations of ω-3 fatty acids are associated with emotion-elicited neural activity in adolescent boys with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

  • Rachel V. Gow

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, PO Box 85, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE58AF, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +442078480475; fax: +442079192116.
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  • Toshiko Matsudaira

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, PO Box 85, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE58AF, UK
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  • Eric Taylor

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, PO Box 85, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE58AF, UK
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  • Katya Rubia

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Social, Genetic, Developmental Psychiatry (IRG), Social, Genetic, Developmental Psychiatry Centre (MRC), UK
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  • Michael Crawford

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Brain Chemistry and Human Nutrition, London Metropolitan University, UK
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  • Kebreab Ghebremeskel

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Brain Chemistry and Human Nutrition, London Metropolitan University, UK
    • ,
  • Almira Ibrahimovic

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, PO Box 85, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE58AF, UK
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  • Frédéric Vallée-Tourangeau

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Kingston University, London, UK
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  • Leanne M. Williams

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychological Medicine, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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  • Alexander Sumich

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Neuroimaging Sciences, King's College, London, UK

Received 17 November 2008 ,Revised 14 December 2008 ,Accepted 30 December 2008.

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Volume 80, Issue 2 , Pages 151-156 , February 2009

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