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_bV35 2013
092 _a616.83
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100 1 _aValentine, R. C.
_q(Raymond Carlyle),
_d1936-
245 1 0 _aNeurons and the DHA principle
_h[electronic resource] /
_cRaymond C. Valentine, David L. Valentine.
260 _aBoca Raton :
_bCRC Press,
_c2013.
300 _axxiii, 251 p., [12] p. of plates :
_bill. (some col.).
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _ach. 1. Nature of neurons and their specialized membranes -- ch. 2. DHA contributes both benefits and risks to mammals -- ch. 3. Use it or lose it concept of brain health is linked to DHA -- ch. 4. Evolution and DHA : redefining the DHA principle -- ch. 5. DHA is 'king omega' for maximizing mental speed -- ch. 6. DHA improves energy efficiency in neurons -- ch. 7. Wild conformational dynamics of DHA might save energy by sealing stretch-induced defects as fast as they occur in membranes -- ch. 8. Lipid whisker model and water-wire theory of energy uncoupling in neurons -- ch. 9. Neurons boost their energy state by using powerful antioxidant systems to protect their membranes against damage -- ch. 10. Oxygen-dependent damage (lipid peroxidation) of DHA membranes of neurons is inevitable and requires novel mechanisms for long-term protection -- ch. 11. Revised mitochondrial theory of aging and brain span -- ch. 12. Development of dual energy pacemaker theory of aging : role of the membrane -- ch. 13. Membranes and cancer -- ch. 14. Parkinson's disease -- ch. 15. Prion diseases -- ch. 16. Brain trauma-induced dementia -- ch. 17. Alzheimer's disease.
530 _aAlso available in print edition.
538 _aMode of access: World Wide Web.
650 0 _aDocosahexaenoic acid.
650 0 _aNeurons.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
_2lcsh
700 1 _aValentine, David L.
776 1 _z9781439874868 (hardback : alk. paper)
856 4 0 _uhttp://marc.crcnetbase.com/isbn/9781439874875
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