Progressive decrease in plasma ω3 and ω6 fatty acids during pregnancy: Time course and effects of dietary fats and antioxidant nutrients

Journal of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 335-344

  Schwarz, Kathleen B ^a   Cox, Jeanne ^a   Sharma, Savitri ^a   Risby, Terence H ^a   Witter, Frank ^a   Ogburn Jr , Paul L ^b   Van Winter, Jo ^b   Kanayama, Masahide ^b   Bibus, Douglas M ^c   Holman, Ralph T ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

3 and 6 fatty acids; Antioxidant nutrients; Ethane; Lipid peroxidation; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTENE; COPPER; ETHANE; LIPID; MANGANESE; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID; RETINOL; SELENIUM; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CAPILLARY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LABOR; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOSPHOLIPID BLOOD LEVEL; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0032420203     PISSN: 13590847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13590849861916     Document Type: Article

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