Role of long-chain polyunsaturated n-3 fatty acids in the development of the nervous system of dogs and cats

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 213, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 619-622

  Waldron, Mark K ^a   Spencer, Angela L ^a   Bauer, John E ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BRAIN; CAT; DOG; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; NERVOUS SYSTEM; RETINA; REVIEW;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CATS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; DOGS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; RETINA;

EID: 0032159961     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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