Essential fatty acids in mothers and their neonates

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 71, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2000, Pages

  Hornstra, Gerard ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arachidonic acid; Development; Docosahexaenoic acid; Essential fatty acids; Fetus; Hypertension; Linoleic acid; Long chain polyenes; Mother; Neonate; Nutrition; Pregnancy; Preterm

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; POLYENE; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; PROSTANOID; THROMBOXANE;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; PREMATURE LABOR; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0034055428     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/71.5.1262s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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