Pathophysiological effects of dietary essential fatty acid balance on neural systems

Japanese Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 11-22

  Yoshida, Satoshi ^a   Sato, Akira ^b   Okuyama, Harumi ^b  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arachidonic acid; Docosahexaenoic acid; Learning behavior; Memory; Psychosis

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID; MEMBRANE LIPID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CELL MEMBRANE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DEPRESSION; ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID DEFICIENCY; FAT INTAKE; HUMAN; LEARNING; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PARKINSONISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 0031777899     PISSN: 00215198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jjp.77.11     Document Type: Review

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