Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids
Volume 82, Issue 4 , Pages 159-164 , April 2010

Diet-induced docosahexaenoic acid non-raft domains and lymphocyte function

  • Saame Raza Shaikh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, 600 Moye Blvd, Greenville, NC 28590, USA
    • The Metabolic Institute for the Study of Diabetes and Obesity, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, 600 Moye Blvd, Greenville, NC 28590, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationTel.: +12527442595; fax: +12527333383.

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doi: 10.1016/j.plefa.2010.02.026

Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids
Volume 82, Issue 4 , Pages 159-164 , April 2010