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Green tea EGCG plus fish oil omega-3 dietary supplements rescue mitochondrial dysfunctions and are safe in a Down's syndrome child

CLINICAL NUTRITION (2015)

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CLINICAL NUTRITION

Volume 34, Issue 4, Pages 783-784

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CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE

DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2015.04.012

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Down syndrome; Mitochondrial dysfunction; Epigallocatechin-3-gallate; Fish oil omega-3; Nutraceutics

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