Alcohol
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 19-26 , May 2000

Metabolism of some radiolabeled essential fatty acids in isolated rat hepatocytes is affected by dietary ethanol

Received 4 February 1999 ,Revised 17 October 1999 ,Accepted 30 October 1999.

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Alcohol
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 19-26 , May 2000