The composition of saturated fatty acids in plasma phospholipids changes in a way to counteract changes in the mean melting point during pregnancy

Lipids

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 15-20

  De Vrieses, S R ^a   Houwelingen, A C V ^b   Hornstra, G ^c   Dhont, M ^a   Christophe, A B ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID COMPOSITION; MELTING POINT; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; VENOUS BLOOD;

EID: 0035113275     PISSN: 00244201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11745-001-0662-3     Document Type: Article

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