Open AccessEarly Supplementation of Phospholipids and Gangliosides Affects Brain and Cognitive Development in Neonatal Piglets
Author(s) -
Hongnan Liu,
Emily C. Radlowski,
Matthew S. Conrad,
Yao Li,
Ryan N. Dilger,
Rodney W. Johnson
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the journal of nutrition/the journal of nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1541-6100
pISSN - 0022-3166
DOI - 10.3945/jn.114.199828
Subject(s) - ganglioside , brain development , hippocampal formation , phospholipid , white matter , phosphatidylcholine , biology , zoology , endocrinology , physiology , medicine , biochemistry , neuroscience , radiology , membrane , magnetic resonance imaging
Because human breast milk is a rich source of phospholipids and gangliosides and breastfed infants have improved learning compared with formula-fed infants, the importance of dietary phospholipids and gangliosides for brain development is of interest.