Reply to P Wainwright [4]

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 920-921

  McCann, Joyce C ^a   Ames, Bruce N ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID;

BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NUTRITION;

EID: 33750806199     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/83.4.920     Document Type: Letter

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2. McCann JC, Hudes M, Ames BN. An overview of evidence for a causal relationship between dietary availability of choline during development and cognitive function in offspring. Neurosci Biobehav Rev (in press).
3. American Academy of Pediatrics. Pediatric nutrition handbook. 5th ed. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics, 2004.
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5. Makrides M, Gibson RA, Udell T, Ried K. Supplementation of infant formula with long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids does not influence the growth of term infants. Am J Clin Nutr 2005;81:1094-101.