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Fatty Acids

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Metabolic Reactions in the Nervous System

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Abstract

The biochemical maturation of the central nervous system proceeds with profound changes in the metabolism of the fatty acids and associated derivatives. These changes reflect, in part, differences in permeability of the nervous system to fatty acids and to precursors and the need for specific complex fatty acid derivatives for structural elements as development proceeds. The timing of these events differs in the peripheral nervous system.

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