n-3 Fatty acid proportions in plasma and cognitive performance in older adults

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1479-1485

  Dullemeijer, Carla ^a,b   Durga, Jane ^a,b   Brouwer, Ingeborg A ^a,b   Van De Rest, Ondine ^b   Kok, Frans J ^b   Brummer, Robert Jan M ^a   Van Boxtel, Martin P J ^c   Verhoef, Petra ^a,b  

^a TOP INSTITUTE FOOD AND NUTRITION   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitive decline; Cognitive performance; n 3 fatty acids; n 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids; Older adults

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; VERBAL MEMORY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 36249022138     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/86.5.1479     Document Type: Article

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