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Lipids, malnutrition & the developing brain : a Ciba Foundation Symposium jointly with the Nestlé Foundation in memory of Sir Norman Wright.
- Format:
- Book
- Conference/Event
- Conference Name:
- Symposium on Lipids, Malnutrition and the Developing Brain (1971 : London, England)
- Series:
- Ciba Foundation symposium.
- Ciba Foundation symposium
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Developmental psychobiology--Congresses.
- Developmental psychobiology.
- Malnutrition--Congresses.
- Malnutrition.
- Lipids in nutrition.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 326 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam ; New York : Associated Scientific Publishers, 1972.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Novartis Foundation Series is a popular collection of the proceedings from Novartis Foundation Symposia, in which groups of leading scientists from a range of topics across biology, chemistry and medicine assembled to present papers and discuss results. The Novartis Foundation, originally known as the Ciba Foundation, is well known to scientists and clinicians around the world.
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9786613693563
- 9780470719862
- 0470719869
- 9781280783173
- 1280783176
- 9780470717523
- 0470717521
- OCLC:
- 797918251
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