Infantile Iron Deficiency Affects Brain Development in Monkeys Even After Treatment of Anemia

Infantile Iron Deficiency Affects Brain Development in Monkeys Even After Treatment of Anemia

A high percent of oxidative energy metabolism is needed to support brain growth during infancy. Unhealthy diets and limited nutrition, as well as other environmental insults, can compromise these essential developmental processes. In particular, iron deficiency anemia (IDA) has been found to undermi...

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Main Authors: Roza M. Vlasova, Qian Wang, Auriel Willette, Martin A. Styner, Gabriele R. Lubach, Pamela J. Kling, Michael K. Georgieff, Raghavendra B. Rao, Christopher L. Coe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
anemia
infancy
brain development
neuroimaging
diffusion tensor imaging
gray matter
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2021.624107/full

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