Effects of malnutrition on the erythrocyte fatty acid composition and plasma vitamin E levels of Pakistani children

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 690-695

  Smit, E N ^a   Dijkstra, J M ^a   Schnater, T A ^a   Seerat, E ^a   Muskiet, F A J ^b   Boersma, E R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Federal Government Services Hospital   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Children; Erythrocytes; Essential fatty acids; Malnutrition; Pakistan; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; DIETARY INTAKE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LIPID COMPOSITION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; PAKISTAN; PEROXISOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030751159     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1997.tb08569.x     Document Type: Article

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