Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids
Volume 83, Issue 2 , Pages 83-88 , August 2010

Low-dose arachidonic acid intake increases erythrocytes and plasma arachidonic acid in young women

  • Satoko Hirota

      Affiliations

    • Kagawa Nutrition University, 3-9-21 Chiyoda, Sakado, Saitama 350-0288, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel./fax: +81492823284
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  • Naoko Adachi

      Affiliations

    • Kagawa Nutrition University, 3-9-21 Chiyoda, Sakado, Saitama 350-0288, Japan
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  • Toshiharu Gomyo

      Affiliations

    • Kagawa Nutrition University, 3-9-21 Chiyoda, Sakado, Saitama 350-0288, Japan
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  • Hiroshi Kawashima

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Health Care Science, Suntory Wellness Ltd., 1-1-1 Wakayamadai, Shimamoto, Osaka 618-8503, Japan
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  • Yoshinobu Kiso

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Health Care Science, Suntory Wellness Ltd., 1-1-1 Wakayamadai, Shimamoto, Osaka 618-8503, Japan
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  • Terue Kawabata

      Affiliations

    • Kagawa Nutrition University, 3-9-21 Chiyoda, Sakado, Saitama 350-0288, Japan

Received 10 January 2010 ,Revised 13 April 2010 ,Accepted 14 May 2010.

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PII: S0952-3278(10)00108-0

doi: 10.1016/j.plefa.2010.05.003

Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids
Volume 83, Issue 2 , Pages 83-88 , August 2010

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