The essentiality of long chain n-3 fatty acids in relation to development and function of the brain and retina

Prog Lipid Res. 2001 Jan-Mar;40(1-2):1-94. doi: 10.1016/s0163-7827(00)00017-5.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Blood-Brain Barrier
  • Blood-Retinal Barrier
  • Brain / embryology*
  • Brain / metabolism
  • Cell Membrane / metabolism
  • Central Nervous System / physiology
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cognition / physiology
  • Docosahexaenoic Acids / metabolism
  • Fatty Acids, Omega-3 / metabolism*
  • Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / metabolism
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena*
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Premature / metabolism
  • Maternal-Fetal Exchange*
  • Nutritional Requirements
  • Pregnancy
  • Retina / embryology*
  • Retina / metabolism
  • Rhodopsin / physiology
  • Vision, Ocular / physiology

Substances

  • Fatty Acids, Omega-3
  • Fatty Acids, Unsaturated
  • Docosahexaenoic Acids
  • Rhodopsin