Lipids, Malnutrition & the Developing Brain; Contents; The developing brain and the damage inflicted by malnutrition : an introduction; Vulnerable periods of brain development; Discussion; The role of fatty acids in myelin and other important brain structures; Discussion; Types of fatty acids in brain lipids, their derivation and function; Discussion; Biosynthesis of the myelin sheath; Discussion; Genetic disorders of myelination; Discussion; Critical periods in brain development; Discussion; Effect of essential fatty acid deficiency on the central nervous system in the growing rat
DiscussionEffects On offspring of maternal malnutrition in the rat; Discussion; Polyenoic fatty acid metabolism of phosphoglycerides in developing brain; Discussion; Lipid metabolism of brain tissue in culture; Discussion; Malnutrition and cellular growth in the brain: existence of critical periods; Discussion; Evaluation of modern foods as sources of lipids; Discussion; Malnutrition and mental retardation : conceptual issues; Discussion; Cross-cultural evaluation of human intelligence; Discussion; Nutritional influences in the evolution of the mammalian brain; Discussion; Looking back
