The role of omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in health and disease of the retina

Progress in Retinal and Eye Research - Tập 24 Số 1 - Trang 87-138 - 2005
John Paul SanGiovanni1, Emily Y. Chew1
1Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, National Eye Insitute, National Institutes of Health, 31 Center Drive, Building 31, Room 6A52, MSC 2510, Bethesda, MD 20892-2510, USA.

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