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Prostaglandins, leukotrienes, and medicine • 1985 | View Paper
“These results do not support a beneficial effect of GLA in preventing the developmental effects of ethanol; we suggest caution in the administration of high doses of GLA with ethanol during pregnancy.”
Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior • 1996 | View Paper
“The results suggest that gamma-linolenic acid or its metabolites may have an important role to play in the development of tolerance to chronic ethanol.”
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research • 1995 | View Paper
“Chronic consumption of ethanol causes a depletion of essential fatty acids, partly by blocking gamma-linolenic acid formation and partly by depleting dihomogammalinolenic acid.”