Bioequivalence of dietary α-linolenic and docosahexaenoic acids as sources of docosahexaenoate accretion in brain and associated organs of neonatal baboons

Pediatric Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 87-93

  Su, Hui Min ^a   Bernardo, Luca ^a,b   Mirmiran, Majid ^a,c   Ma, Xiao Hong ^a   Corso, Thomas N ^a,d   Nathanielsz, Peter W ^a   Brenna, J Thomas ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Azienda Ospedaliera San Paolo   (Italy)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

^d Adv BioAnalytical Services Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; DOCOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BABOON; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOEQUIVALENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; LIVER; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; TISSUE METABOLISM;

EID: 0032928368     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199901000-00015     Document Type: Article

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