Exploratory study into the relation between plasma phospholipid fatty acid status and cognitive performance

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 165-172

  de Groot, R H M ^a,b,c   Hornstra, G ^a   Jolles, J ^b,c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Division of Cognitive Disorders   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENIC ACID; ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL TEST; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ARACHIDONIC ACID; COGNITION; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; ERUCIC ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS;

EID: 33847682261     PISSN: 09523278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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