Intermediates in endogenous synthesis of C22:6ω3 and C20:4ω6 by term and preterm infants

Pediatric Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 183-187

  Sauerwald, Thorsten U ^a,c   Hachey, David L ^a   Jensen, Craig L ^a   Chen, Huiming ^a,d   Anderson, Robert E ^a   Heird, William C ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID DESATURATION; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; LIPID ANALYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031012679     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199702000-00005     Document Type: Article

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