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Record Nr.

UNINA9910144661603321

Titolo

Lipids, malnutrition & the developing brain : a Ciba Foundation Symposium jointly with the NestleĢ Foundation in memory of Sir Norman Wright

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; New York, : Associated Scientific Publishers, 1972

ISBN

0-470-71986-9

1-280-78317-6

9786613693563

0-470-71752-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 326 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Ciba Foundation symposium

Altri autori (Persone)

WrightNorman <1900-1970.>

Disciplina

616.3/99

Soggetti

Developmental psychobiology

Malnutrition

Lipids in nutrition

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

The developing brain and the damage inflicted by malnutrition : an introduction / Alexander Von Muralt Vulnerable periods of brain development / John Dobbing The role of fatty acids in myelin and other important brain structures / D. Chapman Types of fatty acids in brain lipids, their derivation and function / J.F. Mead, G.A. Dhopeshwarkar Biosynthesis of the myelin sheath / A.N. Davison Genetic disorders of myelination / N.A. Baumann, J.M. Bourre, C. Jacque, S. Pollet Critical periods in brain development / N. Herschkowitz, E. Rossi Effects of essential fatty acid deficiency on the central nervous system in the growing rat / R. Paoletti, C. Galli Effects on offspring of maternal malnutrition in the rat / L. Svennerholm, C. Alling, A. Bruce, I. Karlsson, O. Sapia Polyenoic fatty acid metabolism of phosphoglycerides in developing brain / Joseph Bernsohn, Steven R.  metabolism of brain tissue in culture / John H. Menkes Malnutrition and cellular growth in the brain : existence of critical periods / Myron Wlnick, Pedro Rosso, Jo Anne Brasel Evaluation of modern foods as sources of lipids / U.M.T. Houtsmuller Malnutrition and mental retardation : conceptual issues /



Francisco Cobos Cross-cultural evaluation of human intelligence / Robert E. Klein, Barry M. Lester, Charles Yarbrough, Jean-Pierre Habicht Nutritional influences in the evolution of mammalian brain / M.A. Crawford, A.J. Sinclair Looking back / Alexander Von Muralt