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Sex Differences in the Relationship of Dietary Fatty Acids to Cognitive Measures in American Children

Because the first neurons evolved in an environment high in the n−3 (omega-3) fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), this fatty acid became a major component of neural structure and function and makes up 10% of the dry weight of the human brain. Since n−3 fatty acids must come from the diet, this su...

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Autores principales: Lassek, William D., Gaulin, Steven J. C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Research Foundation 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3206402/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22065957
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnevo.2011.00005