Essential fatty acids and the brain: Possible health implications

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 383-399

  Youdim, Kuresh A ^a   Martin, Antonio ^a   Joseph, James A ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AA, arachidonic acid; AD, Alzheimer's disease; DGLA, dihomo gamma linoleic acid; DHA, docosahexaenoic acid; DPA, docosapentaenoic acid; EFAs, essential fatty acids; EPA, eicosapentaenoic acid; FA, fatty acids; LA, linoleic acid; LNA, linolenic acid; PC, phosphatidyl choline; PD, Parkinson's disease; PE, phosphatidyl ethanolamine; PI, phosphatidyl inositol; PS, phosphatidyl serine; PUFAs, polyunsaturated fatty acids

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; DOCOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID; ICOSANOID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

AGING; CELL FUNCTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DIET; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; FATTY ACIDS, ESSENTIAL; HUMANS;

EID: 0034237584     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-5748(00)00013-7     Document Type: Article

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