The effect of docosahexaenoic acid on the electroretinogram of the guinea pig

Lipids

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 65-70

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; LIPID ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; RETINA; VISION;

EID: 0030041215     PISSN: 00244201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02522413     Document Type: Conference Paper

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