Neuronal depletion of omega-3 fatty acids induces flax seed dietary self-selection in the rat

Brain Research

Volumn 1250, Issue , 2009, Pages 113-119

  Dunlap, Steven ^a   Heinrichs, Stephen C ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deficiency; Dietary preference; Lipid; Neophilia; Omega 3 fatty acid; Rat

Indexed keywords

LIPID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BRAIN LEVEL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID DEFICIENCY; FOOD INTAKE; FOREBRAIN; LABORATORY; LINSEED; LIPID BRAIN LEVEL; LIPID COMPOSITION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; ODOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TASTE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; DIET; FATTY ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FLAX; FOOD PREFERENCES; MALE; NEURONS; PROSENCEPHALON; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEEDS;

LINUM USITATISSIMUM; RATTUS;

EID: 58149288083     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.10.072     Document Type: Article

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