Essential fatty acid status measured in umbilical vessel walls of infants born after a multiple pregnancy

Early Human Development

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 205-215

  Foreman v Drongelen, Magritha M H P ^a   Zeijdner, Evelijn E ^a   V Houwelingen, Adriana C ^a   Kester, Arnold D M ^a   Al, Monique D M ^a   Hasaart, Tom H M ^b   Hornstra, Gerard ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Essential fatty acids; Multiple pregnancy; Umbilical artery and vein wall

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; BIRTH; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; UMBILICAL VEIN;

EID: 0030597321     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-3782(96)01745-8     Document Type: Article

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