Retinal and brain accretion of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in developing felines: The effects of corn oil-based maternal diets

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 465-472

  Pawlosky, Robert J ^b   Denkins, Yvonne ^b   Ward, Glenn ^b   Salem Jr , Norman ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

arachidonic acid; brain; corn oil based diets; docosahexaenoic acid; Domestic felines; electroretinogram; n=3 fatty acids; pregnancy and lactation; retina

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BRAIN LEVEL; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; LIPID ANALYSIS; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NONHUMAN; RETINA; RETINA ROD OUTER SEGMENT;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030895127     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/65.2.465     Document Type: Article

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