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International Journal of Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics Volume 2 (2016), Article ID 2:IJCND-113, 5 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-8171/2016/113
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Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids as Dietary Supplements: Biological Activities and Sources

Derell Hardman and Stylianos Fakas*

Department of Food and Animal Sciences, Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL 35762, USA
Prof. Stylianos Fakas, Department of Food and Animal Sciences, Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL 35762, USA; E-mail: stylianos.fakas@aamu.edu
13 July 2016; 26 November 2016; 28 November 2016
Hardman D, Fakas S (2016) Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids as Dietary Supplements: Biological Activities and Sources. Int J Clin Nutr Diet 2: 113. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-8171/2016/113

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