Behavioral methods used in the study of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid nutrition in primate infants

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 71, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2000, Pages

  Carlson, Susan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arachidonic acid; Attention; Cognition; Docosahexaenoic acid; Essential fatty acid deficiency; Essential fatty acids; Infant behavior; LCPUFAs; Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids; Neural function; Sensory function

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BOTTLE FEEDING; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIETARY INTAKE; FAT INTAKE; INFANT NUTRITION; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; SENSORY STIMULATION;

ANIMALIA; PRIMATES; RODENTIA;

EID: 0033977745     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/71.1.268s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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