Development of visual acuity in relation to plasma and erythrocyte ω-6 and ω-3 fatty acids in healthy term gestation infants

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 347-352

  Innis, Sheila M ^a   Nelson, Carolanne M ^a   Rioux, M France ^a   King, D Janette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE LEVEL; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; LIPID COMPOSITION; NEWBORN; PHOSPHOLIPID BLOOD LEVEL; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0027958906     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/60.3.347     Document Type: Article

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