Carnitine supplementation and ketogenesis by small-for-date neonates on medium- and long-chain fatty acid formulae

Biology of the Neonate

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 25-28

  Labadaridis, J ^a   Mavridou, I ^b   Sarafidou, G ^b   Alexiou, N ^a   Costalos, C ^a   Michelakakis, H ^b,c  

^a Renal Unit   (Greece)

^b 'Ag Sophia' Children's Hospital   (Greece)

^c Instituteur Child Health ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

Carnitine; Ketones; Medium chain triglycerides

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; KETONE; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; LONG CHAIN TRIACYLGLYCEROL; MEDIUM CHAIN TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FAT INTAKE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; KETOGENESIS; LIPID METABOLISM; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

EID: 0033991954     PISSN: 00063126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000014191     Document Type: Article

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