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Use of fish oil to prevent graft rejection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 April 2008

Helmut Grimml*
Affiliation:
Departments of Surgery, Justus-Liebig University, 0-35385 Giessen, Germany
Friedrich Grimminger
Affiliation:
Departments of Internal Medicine, Justus-Liebig University, 0-35385 Giessen, Germany
Stephan Korom
Affiliation:
Departments of Surgery, Justus-Liebig University, 0-35385 Giessen, Germany
Werner Seeger
Affiliation:
Departments of Internal Medicine, Justus-Liebig University, 0-35385 Giessen, Germany
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*Corresponding author: Dr H. Gnmm, fax +49 641 9944709
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