Effects of n−3 fatty acids during pregnancy and lactation
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Effects of n-3 fatty acids during pregnancy and lactation.
n-3 Fatty acids exert important effects on eicosanoid metabolism, membrane properties, and gene expression and therefore are biologically important nutrients. One n-3 fatty acid, docosahexaenoic acid, is an important component of neural and retinal membranes and accumulates rapidly in the brain and retina during the later part of gestation and early postnatal life. It is reasonable to hypothesi...
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0002-9165,1938-3207
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/83.6.1452s