Synaptic Connectivity and Cortical Maturation Are Promoted by the ω-3 Fatty Acid Docosahexaenoic Acid
Carbone BE, Abouleish M, Watters KE, Vogel S, Ribic A, Schroeder OH, Bader BM, Biederer T. Synaptic Connectivity and Cortical Maturation Are Promoted by the ω-3 Fatty Acid Docosahexaenoic Acid. Cerebral Cortex 2019, 30: 226-240. PMID: 31034037, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhz083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCells, CulturedDendritesDocosahexaenoic AcidsMice, Inbred C57BLNeural PathwaysNeuronsSynapsesVisual AcuityVisual CortexConceptsVisual acuityDietary DHASynaptic connectivityFatty Acid Docosahexaenoic AcidVivo electrophysiological recordingsSize of synapsesEarly neuronal differentiationDose-dependent mannerFatty acid DHACortical maturationYoung miceAwake miceDendritic arborsCultured neuronsDHA's roleVisual cortexFunctional maturationPostsynaptic specializationsElectrophysiological recordingsCortical processingBrain developmentDocosahexaenoic acidAcid DHAPostnatal stagesNeuronal differentiation