Docosahexaenoic acid and the development and function of the infant retina

Current Opinion in Lipidology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 12-16

  Heird, William C ^a,d   Prager, Thomas C ^b   Anderson, Robert E ^c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID;

BREAST MILK; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIETARY INTAKE; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; HUMAN; INFANT; MILK; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; SHORT SURVEY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0030992436     PISSN: 09579672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00041433-199702000-00004     Document Type: Short Survey

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