Rapid incorporation of docosahexaenoic acid from dietary sources into brain microsomal, synaptosomal and mitochondrial membranes in adult mice

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 272-278

  Suzuki, Hiramitsu ^a   Manabe, Shigeo ^b   Wada, Osamu ^b   Crawford, Michael A ^c  

^a NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult mouse; Brain; Decosahexaenoic acid; Dietary lipids; Microsomes; Mitochondria; Synaptosomes

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAIN; BRAIN LEVEL; CELL FRACTIONATION; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; DIET; FAT INTAKE; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANE; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROSOME; MITOCHONDRION; MOUSE; SYNAPTOSOME; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CELL FRACTIONATION; CENTRIFUGATION, ISOPYCNIC; DIET; DIETARY FATS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MICROSOMES; MITOCHONDRIA; SYNAPTOSOMES;

ANIMALIA; PERILLA;

EID: 0030769660     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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