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Differences in Fatty Acid Composition between Aquatic and Terrestrial Insects Used as Food in Human Nutrition

Diego Fontaneto Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden; Division of Biology, Imperial College London, London, United KingdomCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mila Tommaseo-Ponzetta Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Bari University, Bari, Italy
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Claudio Galli Department of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
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Patrizia Risé Department of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
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Robert H. Glew Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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Maurizio G. Paoletti Department of Biology, Padova University, Padova, Italy
Pages 351-367 | Published online: 11 Jul 2011

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