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Lowered ω3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in serum phospholipids and cholesteryl esters of depressed patients

Psychiatry Research · 1999 · Vol. 85(3) · pp. 275–291

Michaël Maes✉(Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli)Armand Christophe(Ghent University Hospital)Joris DelangheCarlo Altamura(Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli)Hugo NeelsHerbert Y. Meltzer(Vanderbilt University)

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Fatty Acid Research and Health Diet and metabolism studies Alcoholism and Thiamine DeficiencyPolyunsaturated fatty acidChemistryPhospholipidInternal medicineCholesterolEndocrinologyCholesteryl esterBiochemistryFatty acidLipoprotein

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AdultAnalysis of VarianceAntidepressive AgentsCholesterol EstersMajor Depressive DisorderDepressive Disorder, MajorFemaleHumansMaleNutritional RequirementsPhospholipidsZincFatty Acids, Omega-3Inflammation Mediators

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