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Fish oil feeding is well established to increase n3 LC-PUFA in hepatic PL as well as whole brain PL [ 18 ] ; whereas deficiency of n3 LC-PUFA can decrease 22:6n-3 in hippocampal PL [ 25 ] . DHA present in the brain can be formed from precursors in the liver or astrocytes, and intact DHA passes the blood brain barrier via selective transport mechanisms [ 26 ] . These data confirm that diets did result in actual increases in the brain of the appropriate FAs and set the stage for interpreting transcriptional responses observed in each organ.
PN-1 immunoreactivity was also present within the basal laminae of the vomeronasal organ, a barrier crossed by GnRH neurons when they initiate their migration.
While the men strongly vocalized the need to support women, they admitted that their actual behavior could be a barrier to care.
Participants in the drug-dependant women focus groups supported that role of baby's father was a barrier to care, as in the following:
Although similar amounts of cholesterol and plant sterols are present in the typical human diet, the intestine of normal subjects provides an efficient barrier against the absorption of the majority of plant sterols [ 3 ] . On average, < 1-5% of dietary plant sterols are absorbed and retained compared with ~55% of dietary cholesterol [ 3 34 ] . Thus, in healthy individuals, there exists an exquisite mechanism that allows the body to distinguish between cholesterol and non-cholesterol sterols.