Neurons and the DHA Principle
ISBN: 9780429105203
Platform/Publisher: Taylor & Francis / CRC Press
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Unlimited; Download: Unlimited
Subjects: Bioscience; Neuroscience; Nutrition; Biology; Molecular Biology;

Studies with bacteria and other systems suggest that the omega-3 fatty acid DHA confers great benefits to neurons in maximizing both speed of neural impulses and energy efficiency. Unfortunately, studies also show that DHA's ease of oxidation damages membrane integrity. Exploring this duality, Neurons and the DHA Principle proposes a new model for

Raymond C. Valentine is a Visiting Scholar at University of California, Santa Barbara and Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Davis. David L. Valentine is a Professor of Earth Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara.


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