Essential fatty acid deficiency in patients with severe fat malabsorption

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 837-843

  Jeppesen, Palle B ^a   Christensen, Michael S ^b   Høy, Cari Erik ^b   Mortensen, Per B ^b  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

eicosatrienoic acid; Essential fatty acid deficiency; fat malabsorption; Holman index; humans; inflamatory bowel disease; linoleic acid; serum phospholipids; steatorrhea

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; LINOLEIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID DEFICIENCY; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GAS LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALABSORPTION; MALE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031046966     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/65.3.837     Document Type: Article

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