Intestinal absorption of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in preterm infants fed breast milk or formula

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 97-103

  Carnielli, Virgilio P ^a   Verlato, Giovanna ^b   Pederzini, Fabio ^b   Luijendijk, Ingrid ^b   Boerlage, Anneke ^b   Pedrotti, Dino ^b   Sauer, Pieter J J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Arachidonic acid; Breast milk; Docosahexaenoic acid; Fat absorption; Feeding study; Infant formula; Polyunsaturated fatty acids; Premature infants; Preterm infants

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; FAT INTAKE; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; INFANT NUTRITION; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; LIPID ABSORPTION; LIPID COMPOSITION; PREMATURITY;

EID: 0031975295     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/67.1.97     Document Type: Article

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