Dihomo-γ-Linolenic Acid in Patients with Atherosclerosis: Effects on Platelet Aggregation, Plasma Lipids and Low-Density Lipoprotein-Induced Inhibition of Prostacyclin Generation

Thromb Haemost 1985; 54(04): 901
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1660163

Letter to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

D P Mikhailidis

Department of Chemical Pathology and Human Metabolism, Royal Free Hospital and School of Medicine, London NW3 2QG, UK

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M A Barradas

Department of Chemical Pathology and Human Metabolism, Royal Free Hospital and School of Medicine, London NW3 2QG, UK

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P Dandona

Department of Chemical Pathology and Human Metabolism, Royal Free Hospital and School of Medicine, London NW3 2QG, UK

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