Omega-6 essential fatty acids : pathophysiology and roles in clinical medicine

Partial table of contents: Clinical Biochemistry of Essential Fatty Acids (D. Horrobin & M. Manku) Essential Fatty Acids and Atopic Eczema: Biochemical and Immunological Studies (S. Wright) Essential Fatty Acids of the n-6 Series in Acne and Psoriasis (B. Allen) Linoleic Acid and Coronary Heart Disease (M. Oliver, et al.) Modulation of Tissue Fatty Acid Composition, Prostaglandin Production, and Cholesterol Levels by Dietary Manipulation of n-3 and n-6 Essential Fatty Acid Metabolites (Y. Huang & B. Nassar) Biochemical Basis for the Anti-Inflammatory Action of -Linolenic Acid (V. Ziboh) Treatment with n-6 Essential Fatty Acids as Evening Primrose Oil in Patients with Wegener's Granulomatosis (P. Oxholm, et al.) Infant Nutrition and Human Milk (R. Gibson & G. Rassias) Essential Fatty Acids, Psychiatric Disorders, and Neuropathies (D. Horrobin) Essential Fatty Acids and Alcoholism (A. Glen, et al.) The Effects of Essential Fatty Acids on the Growth of Breast Cancer and Melanoma (G. Pritchard & R. Mansel) Peptic Ulcer (C. Hawkey) Complications of Diabetes Mellitus: Role of Essential Fatty Acids (H. Keen & M. Mattock) Biochemistry of Premenstrual Syndrome (M. Brush) Dietary Supplementation with Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in the Treatment of Endometriosis (R. Casper & N. MacLusky) Index.