Biochemistry - Lipids, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Neuroscience, Nutrition - Medicine, Child & Infant Psychology & Psychiatry, Developmental Psychology, Biology - Developmental, Biomedicine, Neuroanatomy, Pediatrics
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Overview
This book's objective is to provide a focused overview (morphological, biochemical, and functional) of brain development, to exemplify the role of lipids in the important developmental events, and to develop the concepts explaining why physiological changes in brain lipid composition potentially alter these events.Editorials
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Provides a focused overview of the morphological, biochemical, and functional development of the brain and examines the critical role of lipids in development, particularly of premature infants. Among the topics are essential fatty acid synthesis and transport to the brain, the effect of diet on fatty acid composition in the brain, glycolipids and gangliosides, and neurotransmitters. For nutrition and lipid scientists, other health-care professionals concerned with the health of premature babies, and researchers working on new infant formulas and foods. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
August 1, 1995
Publisher
Champaign, Ill. : AOCS Press, c1995.
Pages
119
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780935315653