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Fatty acids : physiological and behavioral functions / edited by David I. Mostofsky, Shlomo Yehuda, Norman Salem ; forewords by Ralph Holman, and William Lands.

Title
Fatty acids : physiological and behavioral functions / edited by David I. Mostofsky, Shlomo Yehuda, Norman Salem ; forewords by Ralph Holman, and William Lands.
Publication
Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, [2001], ©2001.

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Additional Authors
  • Mostofsky, David I.
  • Salem, Norman.
  • Yehuda, Shlomo.
Description
xxiv, 435 pages : illustrations (some color); 26 cm.
Series Statement
Nutrition and health
Uniform Title
Nutrition and health (Totowa, N.J.)
Subject
  • Dietary Fats
  • Essential fatty acids > Psychological aspects
  • Essential fatty acids in human nutrition
  • Fatty Acids, Essential
  • Fatty acids > Metabolism
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
  • Foreword / Ralph Holman -- Foreword / William Lands -- Pt. I. Basic Mechanisms. 1. Evolutionary Aspects of Diet: Essential Fatty Acids / Artemis P. Simopoulos. 2. Modulation of Receptor Signaling by Phospholipid Acyl Chain Composition / Drake C. Mitchell and Burton J. Litman. 3. Role of Docosahexaenoic Acid in Determining Membrane Structure and Function: Lessons Learned from Normal and Neoplastic Leukocytes / Laura J. Jenski and William Stillwell. 4. Effects of Essential Fatty Acids on Voltage-Regulated Ionic Channels and Seizure Thresholds in Animals / Robert A. Voskuyl and Martin Vreugdenhil. 5. Role of Dietary Fats and Exercise in Immune Functions and Aging / Jaya T. Venkatraman and David Pendergast -- Pt. II. Phospholipid and Fatty Acid Composition and Metabolism. 6. On the Relative Efficacy of [alpha]-Linolenic Acid and Preformed Docosahexaenoic Acid as Substrates for Tissue Docosahexaenoate During Perinatal Development / Meng-Chuan Huang and J. Thomas Brenna.
  • 7. Recent Advances in the Supply of Docosahexaenoic Acid to the Nervous System / Robert J. Pawlosky and Norman Salem, Jr. 8. Quantifying and Imaging Brain Phospholipid Metabolism In Vivo Using Radiolabeled Long Chain Fatty Acids / Stanley I. Rapoport. 9. Carbon Recycling: An Important Pathway in [alpha]-Linolenate Metabolism in Fetuses and Neonates / Stephen C. Cunnane -- Pt. III. DHA and CNS Development. 10. Impact of Dietary Essential Fatty Acids on Neuronal Structure and Function / M. Thomas Clandinin, R. A. R. Bowen and Miyoung Suh. 11. Dietary N-3 Fatty Acid Deficiency and its Reversibility: Effects upon Brain Phospholipids and the Turnover of Docosahexaenoic Acid in the Brain and Blood / William E. Connor, Gregory J. Anderson and Don S. Lin. 12. The Role of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Retinal Function / Algis J. Vingrys, James A. Armitage and Harrison S. Weisinger / [et al.].
  • 13. Brightness-Discrimination Learning Behavior and Retinal Function Affected by Long-Term [alpha]-Linolenic Acid Deficiency in Rat / Harumi Okuyama, Yoichi Fujii and Atsushi Ikemoto -- Pt. IV. Pathology. 14. Disturbances of Essential Fatty Acid Metabolism in Neural Complications of Diabetes / Joseph Eichberg and Cristinel Miinea. 15. Docosahexaenoic Acid Therapy for Disorders of Peroxisome Biogenesis / Hugo W. Moser and Gerald V. Raymond. 16. Effects of Fatty Acids and Ketones on Neuronal Excitability: Implications for Epilepsy and its Treatment / Carl E. Stafstrom. 17. Fatty Acid Ethyl Esters: Toxic Nonoxidative Metabolites of Ethanol / Zbigniew M. Szczepiorkowski and Michael Laposata -- Pt. V. Psychiatry and Behavior. 18. Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Psychiatric Disorders: Current Status of the Field / Joseph R. Hibbeln and Norman Salem, Jr. 19. Disorders of Phospholipid Metabolism in Schizophrenia, Affective Disorders, and Neurodegenerative Disorders / David F. Horrobin.
  • 20. Eicosapentaenoic Acid: A Potential New Treatment for Schizophrenia? / Malcolm Peet and Shaun Ryles. 21. The Importance of DHA in Optimal Cognitive Function in Rodents / Claus C. Becker and David J. Kyle. 22. The Role of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Body Fluid and Energy Homeostasis / Richard S. Weisinger, James A. Armitage and Peta Burns / [et al.]. 23. PUFA: Mediators for the Nervous, Endocrine, and Immune Systems / Shlomo Yehuda, Sharon Rabinovitz and David I. Mostofsky.
ISBN
0896039420 (alk. paper)
LCCN
00067293
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries