Effect of dietary n-3 deficiency on the electroretinogram in the guinea pig

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 91-98

  Weisinger, Harrison S ^a   Vingrys, Algis J ^a   Sinclair, Andrew J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Docosahexanoic acid; Electroretinogram; Fatty acid deficiency; Guinea pig; n 3 fatty acids

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SAFFLOWER OIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029923631     PISSN: 02506807     EISSN: 14219697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000177900     Document Type: Article

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