Freeman, D. J. and Meyer, B. J. (2017) Brain food for babies. Biochemist, 39(1), pp. 26-29.
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Abstract
How does a mother supply a key building block of the brain required for neurodevelopment to her fetus in pregnancy? The critical requirement of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) for fetal brain development, and the poor efficiency of its synthesis in humans, is a tricky metabolic problem to be overcome in pregnant women. Supplying this unique fatty acid to the fetus requires exquisite specificity and timing, processes that can unravel in disease conditions such as pre-eclampsia.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | No |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Freeman, Dr Dilys |
| Authors: | Freeman, D. J., and Meyer, B. J. |
| College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Health |
| Journal Name: | Biochemist |
| Publisher: | Biochemical Society |
| ISSN: | 0954-982X |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2017 Biochemical Society |
| First Published: | First published in Biochemist 39(1):26-29 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced with the permission of the publisher. |
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