How dietary restriction catalyzed the evolution of the human brain: An exposition of the nutritional neurotrophic neoteny theory

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1147-1153

  Amen Ra, Nun ^a  

^a Amenta Press Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN METABOLISM; BRAIN SIZE; CATALYSIS; COGNITION; DIET RESTRICTION; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FOOD DEPRIVATION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; NEOTENY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NUTRITION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGING; BRAIN; EVOLUTION; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 34548777453     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2007.02.035     Document Type: Article

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