Nutrition
Volume 17, Issue 10 , Pages 793-796 , October 2001

Vitamin E and ω-3 fatty acids: effectors of platelet responsiveness

  • Norberta W. Schoene, PhD

      Affiliations

    • USDA, ARS, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Nutrient Requirements & Functions Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Norberta W. Schoene, PhD, USDA, ARS, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Nutrient Requirements & Functions Laboratory, Building 307, Room 215, BARC-East, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA

,Accepted 7 June 2001.

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Nutrition
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