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A role for cerebral and retinal endothelial cells in the supply of docosahexaenoic acid to the brain and the retina?

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Abbreviations

DHA:

docosahexaenoic acid

EC:

endothelial cell

HPLC:

high-performance liquid chromatography

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, USA

    I. Delton-Vandenbroucke & R. E. Anderson

  2. Department of Pathology, Oklahoma Center for Neuroscience, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, USA

    P. Grammas

  3. Dean A. McGee Eye Institute, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

    I. Delton-Vandenbroucke & R. E. Anderson

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Delton-Vandenbroucke, I., Grammas, P. & Anderson, R.E. A role for cerebral and retinal endothelial cells in the supply of docosahexaenoic acid to the brain and the retina?. Lipids 34 (Suppl 1), S117 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02562255

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