Serum phospholipid docosahexaenonic acid is associated with cognitive functioning during middle adulthood

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 848-853

  Muldoon, Matthew F ^a   Ryan, Christopher M ^b   Sheu, Lei ^a   Yao, Jeffrey K ^b   Conklin, Sarah M ^c   Manuck, Stephen B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ALLEGHENY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FISH; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; SERUM; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COGNITION; DIET; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 77949681693     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.109.119578     Document Type: Article

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