CARDIOVASCULAR BENEFITS OF OMEGA-3 POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS Solvay Pharmaceuticals Conferences Series Editors Werner Cautreels, Claus Steinborn and Lechoslaw Turski Volume 7 Previously published in this series Vol. 6 Vol. 5 Vol. 4 Vol. 3 Vol. 2 Vol. 1 B. Testa and L. Turski (Eds.), Virtual ADMET Assessment in Target Selection and Maturation C.G. Kruse, H.Y. Meltzer, C. Sennef and S.V. van de Witte (Eds.), Thinking About Cognition: Concepts, Targets and Therapeutics J. Antel, N. Finer, D. Heal and G. Krause (Eds.), Obesity and Metabolic Disorders G. Krause, J.R. Malagelada and U. Preuschoff (Eds.), Functional Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract J.G. Papp, M. Straub and D. Ziegler (Eds.), Atrial Fibrillation: New Therapeutic Concepts E. Ronken and G.J.M. van Scharrenburg (Eds.), Parkinson’s Disease ISSN 1566-7685 Cardiovascular Benefits of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Edited by B. Maisch Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany and R. Oelze Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Hannover, Germany Amsterdam • Berlin • Oxford • Tokyo • Washington, DC © 2006 The authors. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without prior written permission from the publisher. ISBN 978-1-58603-707-9 Library of Congress Control Number: 2006939183 Publisher IOS Press Nieuwe Hemweg 6B 1013 BG Amsterdam Netherlands fax: +31 20 687 0019 e-mail:
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