Effect of dietary docosahexaenoic acid on brain composition and neural function in term infants

Lipids

Volumn 31, Issue 3 SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Gibson, Robert A ^a   Neumann, Mark A ^a   Makrides, Maria ^a  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID;

ARTIFICIAL MILK; BEHAVIOR; BREAST MILK; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; LIPID COMPOSITION; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

BRAIN; BREAST FEEDING; DIETARY FATS, UNSATURATED; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; HUMANS; INFANT FOOD; INFANT, NEWBORN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 0029919642     PISSN: 00244201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02637072     Document Type: Article

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