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Regulatory potential of n-3 fatty acids in immunological and inflammatory processes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

H. Grimm*
Affiliation:
Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, University of Giessen, Rudolf-Buchheim-Strasse 7, D-35385 Giessen, Germany
K. Mayer
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Giessen, Klinikstrasse 36, D-35385 Giessen, Germany
P. Mayser
Affiliation:
Department of Dermatology and Andrology, University of Giessen, Gaffkystrasse 14, D-35385 Giessen, Germany
E. Eigenbrodt
Affiliation:
Institute for Biochemistry and Endocrinology, Veterinary Faculty, University of Giessen, Frankfurter Strasse 100, D- 35392 Giessen, Germany
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*Corresponding author: Dr Helmut Grimm, MD, fax +49 641 99 44709, email [email protected]
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