Pregnancy reduces arachidonic and docosahexaenoic in plasma triacylglycerols of Korean women

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 70-75

  Min, Y ^a   Ghebremeskel, K ^a   Crawford, M A ^a   Nam, Joo Hyun ^b   Kim, Ahm ^b   Koo, Ja Nam ^b   Suzuki, Hiramitsu ^c  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

^c NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arachidonic; Docosahexaenoic; Newborn babies; Non pregnant women; Plasma triacylglycerol; Pregnant women

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034084938     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831.70.2.70     Document Type: Review

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