There is little doubt regarding the essential nature of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), yet the
capacity of dietary ALA to maintain adequate tissue levels of long chain n− 3 fatty acids …

The retinal pigment epithelium-photoreceptor interphase is renewed each day in a stunning
display of cellular interdependence. While photoreceptors use photosensitive pigments to …

The principle omega-3 fatty acid in brain, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), accumulates in the
brain during perinatal cortical expansion and maturation. Animal studies have demonstrated …

Arachidonic acid (20: 4 (n-6)) and docosahexaenoic acid (22: 6 (n-3)) have a variety of
physiological functions that include being the major component of membrane phospholipid …

Arachidonic (20: 4 (n-6)), eicosapentaenoic (20: 5 (n-3)), and docosahexaenoic (22: 6 (n-3))
acids are major components of brain and retina phospholipids, substrates for eicosanoid …

Achieving appropriate growth and nutrient accretion of preterm and low birth weight (LBW)
infants is often difficult during hospitalization because of metabolic and gastrointestinal …

Water, saccharides, proteins, lipids, minerals, colorants, and additives all contribute to the
nutritional value and sensory properties of food. During post harvest storage and …

All fatty acids have important functions, but the term “essential” is applied only to those
polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) that are necessary for good health and cannot be …

Although essential fatty acids (EFA) and their longer chain, more unsaturated derivatives
play a major role during pregnancy, hardly any information is available with respect to the …

In the retina of herring (Clupea harengus L.), rods are recruited from about 8 wk after
hatching, and from this time there is a linear relationship between the number of rods in the …