Effect of maternal docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supplementation on breast milk composition

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 352-357

  Makrides, M ^a   Neumann, M A ^a   Gibson, R A ^a  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast milk; Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA); Maternal diet

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID; RETINOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CAPILLARY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MATERNAL PLASMA; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TIME; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ARACHIDONIC ACID; BODY MASS INDEX; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MILK, HUMAN; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PLACEBOS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0030013849     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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