Docosahexaenoic acid and shore-based diets in hominin encephalization: A Rebuttal

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 578-581

  Cunnane, Stephen C ^a   Plourde, Mélanie ^a   Stewart, Kathy ^b   Crawford, Michael A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE   (Canada)

^c LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; IRON; LINOLENIC ACID; LINSEED OIL; MINERAL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IODINE DEFICIENCY; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHELLFISH;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; DIET; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; EVOLUTION; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; SEAFOOD;

HOMINIDAE;

EID: 34447336110     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20673     Document Type: Article

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