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Are trans isomers of α-linolenic acid of nutritional significance for certain populations?

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Abbreviations

g/p/d:

grams per person per day

mg/p/d:

milligrams per person per day

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Wolff, R.L. Are trans isomers of α-linolenic acid of nutritional significance for certain populations?. Lipids 37, 1147–1148 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11745-002-1012-1

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