Prenatal and early postnatal supplementation with long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids: Neurodevelopmental considerations

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Hadders Algra, Mijna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FISH OIL; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; FATTY ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID;

BRAIN CORTEX; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; INFANCY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; TERM BIRTH; AGE; APOPTOSIS; ARTIFICIAL MILK; ATTENTION; BRAIN; CELL DEATH; CELL MIGRATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LIFESTYLE; MEMORY; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ONTOGENY; PRENATAL CARE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE;

ARACHIDONIC ACID; BRAIN; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; FEMALE; FISH OILS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 82355190919     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.110.001065     Document Type: Conference Paper

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