Peripheral blood mononuclear cell fatty acid composition and inflammatory mediator production in adult Crohn's disease.
BACKGROUND and AIMS: Crohn's disease (CD) is associated with nutritional deficiencies, altered plasma concentrations of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) and an anti-inflammatory response to fish oil that contains n-3 PUFA. This suggests that, in CD, immune cells may have altered n-3 PUFA com...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2004
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