Arachidonic acid offsets the effects on mouse brain and behavior of a diet with a low (n-6):(n-3) ratio and very high levels of docosahexaenoic acid

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 184-193

  Wainwright, P E ^a   Xing, H C ^a   Mutsaers, L ^a   McCutcheon, D ^a   Kyle, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b Martek Biosciences Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

(n 6):(n 3)fatty acid ratio; arachidonic acid; brain and behavior; docosahexaenoic acid; high docosahexaenoic acid; learning ability; mice

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; LEARNING; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; WEANING;

ANIMALIA; ARA;

EID: 0031032264     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/127.1.184     Document Type: Article

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