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Beyond Building Better Brains: Bridging the Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) Gap of Prematurity

Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) including docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), are essential for normal vision and neurodevelopment. DHA accretion in utero occurs primarily in the last trimester of pregnancy to support rapid growth and brain development. Premature infants, born before this pr...

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Autores principales: Harris, William, Baack, Michelle
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4281288/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25357095
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/jp.2014.195