Evening primrose oil in rheumatoid arthritis: changes in serum lipids and fatty acids.
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Evening primrose oil in rheumatoid arthritis: changes in serum lipids and fatty acids.
The serum concentration of lipids and composition of fatty acids after overnight fasting were studied in 18 patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated for 12 weeks with either 20 ml of evening primrose oil containing 9% of gamma-linolenic acid or olive oil. The serum concentrations of oleic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid, and apolipoprotein B decreased and those of linoleic acid, gamma-linolenic a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0003-4967
DOI: 10.1136/ard.48.2.124