Neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration: Are there critical stages for nutritional intervention?

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 68, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Benton, David ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain development; Cognitive decline; Cognitive reserve; Dementia; Neurodegeneration; Neurodevelopment; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED GLYCATION END PRODUCT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FATTY ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; IODINE; IRON; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; TRACE ELEMENT;

AGE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN WEIGHT; COGNITION; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; DEMENTIA; DIET; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; LIFESPAN; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE DEGENERATION; NUTRITION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMENTIA; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958502932     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 17534887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2010.00324.x     Document Type: Article

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