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Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids may account for higher low-density lipoprotein oxidation susceptibility in Lithuanian compared to Swedish men

B. Ziedén Clinical Research Center and Department of Medicine and Care and the Department of Health and Environment, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linkoping, Sweden; Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius, Lithuania
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A. Kaminskas Clinical Research Center and Department of Medicine and Care and the Department of Health and Environment, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linkoping, Sweden; Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius, Lithuania
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M. Kristenson Clinical Research Center and Department of Medicine and Care and the Department of Health and Environment, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linkoping, Sweden; Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius, Lithuania
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A. G. Olsson Clinical Research Center and Department of Medicine and Care and the Department of Health and Environment, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linkoping, Sweden; Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius, Lithuania
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Z. Kucinskiene Clinical Research Center and Department of Medicine and Care and the Department of Health and Environment, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linkoping, Sweden; Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius, Lithuania
Pages 307-314 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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