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Original Article

The decrease in osmotic fragility of erythrocytes during supplementation with n-3 fatty acids is a transient phenomenon

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Pages 493-495 | Received 06 Mar 1991, Accepted 16 Apr 1991, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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