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Arachidonic Acid Cascade and Signal Transduction

1990; Wiley; Volume: 55; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1471-4159.1990.tb08813.x

1471-4159

Takao Shimizu, Leonhard S. Wolfe,

Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors

Journal of NeurochemistryVolume 55, Issue 1 p. 1-15 Arachidonic Acid Cascade and Signal Transduction Takao Shimizu, Corresponding Author Takao Shimizu Department of Physiological Chemistry and Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan;Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. T. Shimizu, at Department of Physiological Chemistry and Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan.Search for more papers by this authorLeonhard S. Wolfe, Leonhard S. Wolfe Donner Laboratory of Experimental Neurochemistry, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaSearch for more papers by this author Takao Shimizu, Corresponding Author Takao Shimizu Department of Physiological Chemistry and Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan;Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. T. Shimizu, at Department of Physiological Chemistry and Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan.Search for more papers by this authorLeonhard S. Wolfe, Leonhard S. Wolfe Donner Laboratory of Experimental Neurochemistry, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaSearch for more papers by this author First published: July 1990 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-4159.1990.tb08813.xCitations: 488Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. 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