An investigation of orotic acid levels in the breastmilk of smoking and non-smoking mothers

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 958-960

  Karatas, F ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Breastmilk; HPLC; Orotic acid; Smoking

Indexed keywords

OROTIC ACID; OROTIDINE; OROTIDINE 5' PHOSPHATE; PYRIMIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIDINE PHOSPHATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MILK LEVEL; PYRIMIDINE SYNTHESIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MILK, HUMAN; OROTIC ACID; PYRIMIDINES; SMOKING; URIDINE MONOPHOSPHATE;

EID: 0036772812     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601420     Document Type: Article

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