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Vaagenes, H., Madsen, L., Dyrøy, E., Frøyland, L., Willumsen, N., Berge, R.K. (2002). The Hypolipidaemic Effect of EPA is Potentiated by 2- and 3-Methylation. In: Quant, P.A., Eaton, S. (eds) Current Views of Fatty Acid Oxidation and Ketogenesis. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 466. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46818-2_26
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