The importance of energy and nutrient supply in human brain evolution

Nutrition and Health

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 219-235

  Cunnane, Stephen C ^a   Harbige, Laurence S ^b   Crawford, Michael A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b London E2 8PS ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CATERING SERVICE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVOLUTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOMINID; HUMAN; NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL; BRAIN; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVOLUTION; FATTY ACIDS; FOOD SUPPLY; HOMINIDAE; HUMAN; NUTRITION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0027828285     PISSN: 02601060     EISSN: 2047945X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026010609300900307     Document Type: Article

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