Dietary sialic acid and cholesterol influence cortical composition in developing rats

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 132-135

  Scholtz, Susan A ^a   Gottipati, Bhavana S ^a   Gajewski, Byron J ^b   Carlson, Susan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN PROTEIN; CASEIN; CHOLESTEROL; GANGLIOSIDE; SIALIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN SIZE; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MARE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PUP (RODENT); RAT; WEANING;

ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FRONTAL LOBE; GANGLIOSIDES; LACTATION; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROGENESIS; NEURONS; ORGAN SIZE; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; WEANING;

EID: 84873054849     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.112.169508     Document Type: Article

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