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The effect of omega-3 fatty acids on a biomarker of head trauma in NCAA football athletes: a multi-site, non-randomized study

Jeffery L. Heileson1 Department of Health, Human Performance, and RecreationBaylor UniversityWacoTXUSA

Anthony J. Anzalone2 Wake Forest School of MedicineWinston-SalemNCUSACorrespondence[email protected]

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3638-9612

Aaron F. Carbuhn3 University of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityKSUSA

Andrew T. Askow4 Nutrition and Exercise Performance LaboratoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignChampaignILUSA

Jason D. Stone5 Rockefeller Neuroscience InstituteWest Virginia UniversityMorgantownWVUSA

Stephanie M. Turner6 Department of KinesiologyTexas Christian UniversityFort WorthTXUSA

Lyn M. Hillyer7 Department of Human Health and Nutritional SciencesUniversity of GuelphGuelphCanada

David W. L. Ma7 Department of Human Health and Nutritional SciencesUniversity of GuelphGuelphCanada

Joel A. Luedke8 Athletics DepartmentUniversity of Wisconsin – La CrosseLa CrosseWIUSA

Andrew R. Jagim9 Sports MedicineMayo Clinic Health SystemsOnalaskaWIUSA

Jonathan M. Oliver6 Department of KinesiologyTexas Christian UniversityFort WorthTXUSA

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