title: Docosahexaenoic acid is an essential nutrient in the nervous system.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Membrane Biochemistry and Biophysics, DICBR, National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Bethesda, MD 20892.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Salem
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Pawlosky
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008084:Lipoxygenase / Q000378:metabolism; D009420:Nervous System / Q000378:metabolism*; D009751:Nutritional Requirements
chemical_list: D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids; D008084:Lipoxygenase