Fatty acids : physiological and behavioral functions /
Fatty acids : Physiological and behavioural functions
edited by David I. Mostofsky, Shlomo Yehuda, Norman Salem ; forewords by Ralph Holman and William Lands.
- xxiv, 435 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 26 cm.
- Nutrition and health. .
- Nutrition and health (Totowa, N.J.). .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword / Foreword / Basic Mechanisms. Evolutionary Aspects of Diet: Essential Fatty Acids / Modulation of Receptor Signaling by Phospholipid Acyl Chain Composition / Role of Docosahexaenoic Acid in Determining Membrane Structure and Function: Lessons Learned from Normal and Neoplastic Leukocytes / Effects of Essential Fatty Acids on Voltage-Regulated Ionic Channels and Seizure Thresholds in Animals / Role of Dietary Fats and Exercise in Immune Functions and Aging / Phospholipid and Fatty Acid Composition and Metabolism. On the Relative Efficacy of [alpha]-Linolenic Acid and Preformed Docosahexaenoic Acid as Substrates for Tissue Docosahexaenoate During Perinatal Development / Recent Advances in the Supply of Docosahexaenoic Acid to the Nervous System / Quantifying and Imaging Brain Phospholipid Metabolism In Vivo Using Radiolabeled Long Chain Fatty Acids / Carbon Recycling: An Important Pathway in [alpha]-Linolenate Metabolism in Fetuses and Neonates / DHA and CNS Development. Impact of Dietary Essential Fatty Acids on Neuronal Structure and Function / Dietary N-3 Fatty Acid Deficiency and its Reversibility: Effects upon Brain Phospholipids and the Turnover of Docosahexaenoic Acid in the Brain and Blood / The Role of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Retinal Function / Brightness-Discrimination Learning Behavior and Retinal Function Affected by Long-Term [alpha]-Linolenic Acid Deficiency in Rat / Pathology. Disturbances of Essential Fatty Acid Metabolism in Neural Complications of Diabetes / Docosahexaenoic Acid Therapy for Disorders of Peroxisome Biogenesis / Effects of Fatty Acids and Ketones on Neuronal Excitability: Implications for Epilepsy and its Treatment / Fatty Acid Ethyl Esters: Toxic Nonoxidative Metabolites of Ethanol / Psychiatry and Behavior. Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Psychiatric Disorders: Current Status of the Field / Disorders of Phospholipid Metabolism in Schizophrenia, Affective Disorders, and Neurodegenerative Disorders / Eicosapentaenoic Acid: A Potential New Treatment for Schizophrenia? / The Importance of DHA in Optimal Cognitive Function in Rodents / The Role of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Body Fluid and Energy Homeostasis / PUFA: Mediators for the Nervous, Endocrine, and Immune Systems / Ralph Holman -- William Lands -- Artemis P. Simopoulos. Drake C. Mitchell and Burton J. Litman. Laura J. Jenski and William Stillwell. Robert A. Voskuyl and Martin Vreugdenhil. Jaya T. Venkatraman and David Pendergast -- Meng-Chuan Huang and J. Thomas Brenna. Robert J. Pawlosky and Norman Salem, Jr. Stanley I. Rapoport. Stephen C. Cunnane -- M. Thomas Clandinin, R. A. R. Bowen and Miyoung Suh. William E. Connor, Gregory J. Anderson and Don S. Lin. Algis J. Vingrys, James A. Armitage and Harrison S. Weisinger / [et al.]. Harumi Okuyama, Yoichi Fujii and Atsushi Ikemoto -- Joseph Eichberg and Cristinel Miinea. Hugo W. Moser and Gerald V. Raymond. Carl E. Stafstrom. Zbigniew M. Szczepiorkowski and Michael Laposata -- Joseph R. Hibbeln and Norman Salem, Jr. David F. Horrobin. Malcolm Peet and Shaun Ryles. Claus C. Becker and David J. Kyle. Richard S. Weisinger, James A. Armitage and Peta Burns / [et al.]. Shlomo Yehuda, Sharon Rabinovitz and David I. Mostofsky. Pt. I. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Pt. II. 6. 7. 8. 9. Pt. III. 10. 11. 12. 13. Pt. IV. 14. 15. 16. 17. Pt. V. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23.
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Essential fatty acids in human nutrition Fatty acids--Metabolism. Essential fatty acids--Psychological aspects