Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and eicosanoids in infants--physiological and pathophysiological aspects and open questions.

A, Sellmayer; B, Koletzko

doi:10.1007/s11745-999-0354-z

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Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and eicosanoids in infants--physiological and pathophysiological aspects and open questions.

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Authors:

Sellmayer A

Koletzko B

Abstract

Eicosanoids are highly active lipid mediators in physiologic and pathologic processes, with their effects ranging from cytoprotection and vasoactivity to modulation of inflammatory and proliferative reactions. Generation of eicosanoids can be affected by changes in the pools of their precursors, the...

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