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Editorial
. 2016 Sep;57(9):1608-11.
doi: 10.1194/jlr.C071084. Epub 2016 Jul 19.

EPA and/or DHA? A test question on the principles and opportunities in utilizing the therapeutic potential of omega-3 fatty acids

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EPA and/or DHA? A test question on the principles and opportunities in utilizing the therapeutic potential of omega-3 fatty acids

Wolf-Hagen Schunck. J Lipid Res. 2016 Sep.
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