Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid formation in neonates: Effect of gestational age and intrauterine growth

Pediatric Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 127-135

  Uauy, Ricardo ^a,b   Mena, Patricia ^a,c,d   Wegher, Brent ^e   Nieto, Susana ^a   Salem Jr , Norman ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b RETINA FOUNDATION OF THE SOUTHWEST   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL DR SÓTERO DEL RÍO   (Chile)

^e INTA ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIETARY INTAKE; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; NUTRITION; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033977932     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-200001000-00022     Document Type: Article

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