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Higher erythrocyte 22: 6n−3 and 22: 5n−6, and lower 22: 5n−3 suggest higher Δ-4-desaturation capacity in women of childbearing age

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

Ella N. Smit ,
M. Rebecca Fokkema ,
E. Rudy Boersma  and
Frits A. J. Muskiet
Ella N. Smit*
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, CMC-V, Y1.147, Groningen University Hospital, PO Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
M. Rebecca Fokkema
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, CMC-V, Y1.147, Groningen University Hospital, PO Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
E. Rudy Boersma
Affiliation:
Retired Professor of Paediatrics, Groningen University Hospital, The Netherlands
Frits A. J. Muskiet
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, CMC-V, Y1.147, Groningen University Hospital, PO Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
*
*Corresponding Author: Dr Ella N. Smit, c/o Frits A. J. Muskiet, fax +31 50 3612290, email ella.smit@undp.org
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British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 89 , Issue 5 , May 2003 , pp. 739 - 740
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 2003

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