Gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) is cytotoxic to 36B10 malignant rat astrocytoma cells but not to 'normal' rat astrocytes.

This study compares the effect of gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) and its precursor linoleic acid (LA) on survival of 36B10 malignant rat astrocytoma cells and 'normal' rat astrocytes. GLA was cytotoxic to 36B10 cells but not to astrocytes. By contrast, LA supplementation did not affect the sur...

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Main Authors: Vartak, S., McCaw, R., Davis, C. S., Robbins, M. E., Spector, A. A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Publishing Group 1998
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2150053/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9635836
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