Plasma total homocysteine increases from day 20 to 40 in breastfed but not formula-fed low-birthweight infants

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 507-511

  Fokkema, M R ^a   Woltil, H A ^a   Van Beusekom, C M ^a   Schaafsma, A ^a   Dijck Brouwer, D A J ^a   Muskiet, F A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

B vitamins; Formula; Homocysteine; Human milk; Infants

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE; VITAMIN B GROUP;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BLOOD LEVEL; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLATE METABOLISM; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AGE; BLOOD; BOTTLE FEEDING; CHEMISTRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

AGE FACTORS; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MILK, HUMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS; HUMANS;

EID: 0036270247     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/080352502753711605     Document Type: Article

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