Dietary omega 3 fatty acids and the developing brain

2008/09/10 by Sheila M. Innis · 676 citations
Medicine · Nursing · #Biochemistry #Biology #Birth, Development, and Health #Breast milk #Docosahexaenoic acid #Endocrinology #Fatty Acid Research and Health #Fatty acid #Fatty acid metabolism #Internal medicine #Lactation #Medicine #Metabolism #Neonatal Respiratory Health Research #Polyunsaturated fatty acid #Pregnancy

paper · doi:10.1016/j.brainres.2008.08.078

published in Brain Research 1237, 35-43 (Elsevier BV)

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