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Immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory effects of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

Philip C. Calder
Philip C. Calder*
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Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QU
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Sir David Cuthbertson Medal Lecture
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 55 , Issue 2 , July 1996 , pp. 737 - 774
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