Effect of Alpha-Linolenic acid on retnal function in mammals Sinclair, Andrew and Abedin, Lavina 2001, Effect of Alpha-Linolenic acid on retnal function in mammalsOmega-3 Fatty Acids: Chemistry, Nutrition, and Health Effects, American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C., Wash., pp.79-90. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Effect of Alpha-Linolenic acid on retnal function in mammals Author(s) Sinclair, Andrew Abedin, Lavina Title of book Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Chemistry, Nutrition, and Health Effects Publication date 2001 Series ACS symposium series; 788 Chapter number 7 Total chapters 21 Start page 79 End page 90 Total pages 12 Publisher American Chemical Society Place of Publication Washington, D.C., Wash. Summary The retinal function of several different species is compromised by a dietary deficiency of α-linolenic acid. A review of the literature revealed that diets containing less than O. 1 gIl OOg diet as α-linolenic acid could not sustain retinal docosahexaenoic acid levels over a prolonged period and that such diets were associated with a reduced response of the retina to light. In these studies the median α-linoleinic acid intake of control animals was 1.25g/100g diet. A study on the comparative ability of dietary α-linolenic acid and dietary docosahexaenoic acid to provide for retinal docosahexaenoic acid in the guinea pig found that α-linolenic acid was only approximately 10% as effective as docosahexaenoic acid in this regard. ISBN 0841236887 9780841236882 Language eng Field of Research 060199 Biochemistry and Cell Biology not elsewhere classified HERDC Research category B1.1 Book chapter Copyright notice ©2001, American Chemical Society Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30000970 Document type: Book Chapter Collections: Faculty of Health School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 08 Dec 2008, 14:57:27 EST Fri, 09 Apr 2010, 11:40:13 EST Wed, 21 Apr 2010, 09:41:37 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 979 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 03 Jul 2008, 11:16:13 EST