Early life nutrition and neural plasticity

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 411-423

  Georgieff, Michael K ^a   Brunette, Katya E ^b   Tran, Phu V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Boys' Town   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRAIN; CHILD; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; BRAIN; CHILD; HUMANS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

EID: 84928952854     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579415000061     Document Type: Article

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