Phospholipid fatty acids of brain and liver are modified by α-tocopherol and dietary fat in growing chicks

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 109-122

  Fuhrmann, H ^a   Sallmann, H P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Encephalomalacia; Lipid peroxidation; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; FATTY ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; OLEIC ACID;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL DEFICIENCY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; FAT INTAKE; HATCHING; LIPID BRAIN LEVEL; LIPID LIVER LEVEL; LIVER MEMBRANE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS;

EID: 0029845778     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/bjn19960013     Document Type: Article

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