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As in the previous study, CMC activity against vaccinia virus-infected target cells was significantly higher in mice fed LO than CO, 6 days post-challenge.","When mice were fed a LO diet for 2 months then switched to a CO diet, endogenous PG synthesis by PEC was elevated by 74% and by splenocytes by 37% after 4 days. Natural CMC in the peritoneum was significantly suppressed in mice switched to the CO diet, while splenic NK activity was unchanged.","When fish (menhaden) oil (FO) was utilized as a source of n-3 fatty acids, the reduction of PG synthesis exceeded that obtained for LO-feeding. NK activity in mice fed FO was significantly lower compared to CO-fed mice, although virus-stimulated activity was similar.","Dietary 18:3n-3 retarded the growth and metastatis of the highly metastatic mammary tumor cell line (410.4). Feeding FO had a 2-fold greater effect on tumor PG synthesis, yet did not significantly influence 410.4 growth or metastasis like LO-feeding. 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