essential fatty acid

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Introduction

Includes omega-3 &/or omega-6 unsaturated fatty acids essential for biosynthesis of prostaglandins, leukotrienes, & lipoxygenase metabolites.

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References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999