About the Authors
- Patricia L. Mitchell
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Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Tobias K. Karakach
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Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Deborah L. Currie
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Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Roger S. McLeod
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* E-mail: rmcleod2@dal.ca
Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Competing Interests
The authors have the following interests. CLA was provided by Cognis Nutrition and Health and produced by Natural Lipids (Hovdebygda, Norway). There are no further patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: PM RM. Performed the experiments: PM DC. Analyzed the data: PM TK RM. Wrote the paper: PM TK RM. Performed the principal component analysis: TK. Performed some of the metabolite analyses: DLC. Secured the funding: RSM.