Brain Docosahexaenoic Acid [DHA] Incorporation and Blood Flow Are Increased in Chronic Alcoholics: A Positron Emission Tomography Study Corrected for Cerebral Atrophy

OBJECTIVE: Chronic alcohol dependence has been associated with disturbed behavior, cerebral atrophy and a low plasma concentration of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22∶6n-3), particularly if liver disease is present. In animal models, excessive alcohol consumption is reported to reduce brain DHA concent...

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Autores principales: Umhau, John C., Zhou, Weiyin, Thada, Shantalaxmi, Demar, James, Hussein, Nahed, Bhattacharjee, Abesh K., Ma, Kaizong, Majchrzak-Hong, Sharon, Herscovitch, Peter, Salem, Norman, Urish, Abigail, Hibbeln, Joseph R., Cunnane, Stephen C., Rapoport, Stanley I., Hirvonen, Jussi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3788756/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24098376
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0075333

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3788756/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24098376
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0075333

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