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Title: Lipids, Malnutrition & the Developing Brain : A Ciba Foundation Symposium jointly ..,.in memory of Sir Nor
Description: Amsterdam, Associated Scientific Publ. 1972. orig.cloth. 24x16cm, xii,326 pp. Some top page-edge spotting. One page has a chip to margin. In a rubbed, torn & neatly cellophane-tape-repaired dustwrapper. Minor rubbing. Light binding corner bump. Good. ¶ Contains 16 papers. Includes: The Developing Brain & the Damage Inflicted by Malnutrition; Vulberable Periods of Brain Development; The Role of Fatty Acids in Myelin & Other Important Brain Structures; Types of Fatty Acids in Brain Lipids, their Derivation & Function; Biosynthesis of the Myelin Sheath; Genetic Disorders of Myelination; Critical Periods of Brain Development; Effect of Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency on the Central Nervous System in the Growing Rat; Effects on Offspring of Maternal Malnutrition in the Rat; Polyenoic Fatty Acid Metabolism of Phosphoglycerides in Developing Brain; Lipid Metabolism of Brain Tissue & Culture; Malnutrition & Cellular Growth in the Brain: Existence of Critical Periods; Evaluation of Modern Foods as Sources of Lipids; Malnutrition & Mental Retardation: Coneptual Issues; Cross-cultural Evaluation of Human Intelligence; Nutritional Influences in the Evolution of the Mammalian Brain.

Keywords: Child Nutrition Disorders, Malnutrition, Lipid Metabolism, Brain Development, Biochemistry, Neurochemistry, , ,

Price: US$ 69.00 Seller: Expatriate Bookshop of Denmark
- Book number: BOOKS022418I