Docosahexaenoic acid and human brain evolution: Missing the forest for the trees - Comments by Cunnane

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1021-1022

  Cunnane, Stephen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BREAST FEEDING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; NOTE; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; SEA FOOD; SKILL; ZELLWEGER SYNDROME;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; DIET; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; EVOLUTION; FISHES; HUMANS; PALEONTOLOGY;

EID: 34147137302     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114507669220     Document Type: Note

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