Development of visual acuity in relation to plasma and erythrocyte ω-6 and ω-3 fatty acids in healthy term gestation infants

Biochemical and functional effects of prenatal and postnatal omega 3 fatty acid deficiency on retina and brain in rhesus monkeys.

Martha Neuringer, W E Connor, Don S. Lin et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1986 · 920 citations

Life Sciences, Neuroscience, Nutritional Sciences +17

The Effects of Dietary α-Linolenic Acid on the Composition of Nerve Membranes, Enzymatic Activity, Amplitude of Electrophysiological Parameters, Resistance to Poisons and Performance of Learning Tasks in Rats

Jean‐Marie Bourre, Marianne Francois, A. Youyou et al. · Journal of Nutrition · 1989 · 666 citations

Medicine, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +11

The metabolism of 7,10,13,16,19-docosapentaenoic acid to 4,7,10,13,16,19-docosahexaenoic acid in rat liver is independent of a 4-desaturase.

Anne Voss, Meri Reinhart, Shankar K. Sankarappa et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1991 · 664 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Cellular Metabolism +16

Dietary omega-3 fatty acid deficiency and visual loss in infant rhesus monkeys.

Martha Neuringer, W E Connor, C Van Petten et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1984 · 650 citations · Full text

Agriculture, Nutrition, Nutritional Sciences +17

Infant cerebral cortex phospholipid fatty-acid composition and diet

Jamie Farquharson · The Lancet · 1992 · 573 citations

Life Sciences, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +10