Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids
Volume 83, Issue 2 , Pages 69-74 , August 2010

Eicosapentanoic acid prolongs survival and attenuates inflammatory response in an experimental model of lethal trauma

  • Stefanos Koutsostathis

      Affiliations

    • 2nd Department of Orthopaedics, University of Athens, Medical School, Greece
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  • Thomas Tsaganos

      Affiliations

    • 4th Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens, Medical School, 1 Rimini Str., 12462 Athens, Greece
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  • Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis

      Affiliations

    • 4th Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens, Medical School, 1 Rimini Str., 12462 Athens, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +302105831994; fax: +302105326446.
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  • Antigone Kotsaki

      Affiliations

    • 4th Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens, Medical School, 1 Rimini Str., 12462 Athens, Greece
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  • Apostolos Papalois

      Affiliations

    • Experimental – Research Center “ELPEN” Pharmaceuticals, Greece
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  • Nicolas Efstathopoulos

      Affiliations

    • 2nd Department of Orthopaedics, University of Athens, Medical School, Greece

Received 26 February 2010 ,Revised 13 May 2010 ,Accepted 15 May 2010.

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PII: S0952-3278(10)00106-7

doi: 10.1016/j.plefa.2010.05.001

Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids
Volume 83, Issue 2 , Pages 69-74 , August 2010

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