Fatty acid profiles of maternal adipose tissue in relation to infant development

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 253-254

  Cunnane, Stephen C ^a   Francescutti, Valerie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTHER; NOTE;

EID: 0032868008     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0007114599001439     Document Type: Note

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