Polyunsaturated fatty acids in tumour-induced cachexia

A transplantable murine colon adenocarcinoma (MAC16) was utilised as a model of human cancer cachexia. This tumour has been found to produce extensive weight loss, characterised by depletion of host body protein and lipid stores at a small tumour burden. This weight loss has been found to be associa...

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Main Author: Hudson, Elizabeth A.
Published: Aston University 1993
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.359497