Infant formulas: Recent developments and new issues

Minerva Pediatrica

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 181-194

  Agostoni, C ^a   Haschke, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Fatty acids, unsatured; Infant food; Nucleotides; Probiotics; Proteins

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NUCLEOTIDE; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; PROBIOTIC AGENT; PROTEIN;

ARTIFICIAL MILK; ATOPY; BABY FOOD; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; DEVELOPMENT; FECES MICROFLORA; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; INFANT; INTESTINE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; OBESITY; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN QUALITY; REVIEW;

DIETARY PROTEINS; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINES; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NUCLEOTIDES; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PROBIOTICS;

EID: 0142153395     PISSN: 00264946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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