Neurons and the DHA principle
By: Raymond C. Valentine, David L. Valentine
Contributors: Valentine, David L.
Publisher: CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Boca Raton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9781439874868
Subjects: Etiology; Docosahexaenoic Acids; Neurons; Alzheimer Disease; Cell Death; Metabolism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Nature of neurons and their specialized membranes; title: DHA contributes both benefits and risks to mammals; title: Use it or lose it concept of brain health is linked to DHA; title: Evolution and DHA : redefining the DHA principle; title: DHA is king omega for maximizing mental speed; title: DHA improves energy efficiency in neurons; title: Wild conformational dynamics of DHA might save energy by sealing stretch-induced defects as fast as they occur in membranes; title: Lipid whisker model and water-wire theory of energy uncoupling in neurons; title: Neurons boost their energy state by using powerful antioxidant systems to protect their membranes against damage; title: Oxygen-dependent damage (lipid peroxidation) of DHA membranes of neurons is inevitable and requires novel mechanisms for long-term protection; title: Revised mitochondrial theory of aging and brain span; title: Development of dual energy pacemaker theory of aging : role of the membrane; title: Membranes and cancer; title: Parkinson's disease; title: Prion diseases; title: Brain trauma-induced dementia; title: Alzheimer's disease.