Cerebral cortex during pregnancy

A second point is that the diagnosis of an n- 3 latty acid deficiency state in the tissues, especially the brain and retina, can well be approximated by analysis of plasma and red blood cells. This is particularly true if the delicient state occurs during pregnancy and from birth onwards, as has already been demonstrated (Cocchi et al., 1984). DHA in erythrocytes correlated well with the DHA of the cerebral cortex. 

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