Effects of maternal docosahexaenoic acid intake on visual function and neurodevelopment in breastfed term infants

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 125-132

  Jensen, Craig L ^a   Voigt, Robert G ^a   Prager, Thomas C ^b   Zou, Yali L ^b   Fraley, J Kennard ^a   Rozelle, Judith C ^a   Turcich, Marie R ^a   Llorente, Antolin M ^a   Anderson, Robert E ^c   Heird, William C ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayley Scales of Infant Development; Fatty acid pattern of milk lipid; Infant neurodevelopmental indexes; Infant plasma phospholipid fatty acid pattern; Infant visual function; Maternal docosahexaenoic acid supplementation

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; MILK FAT; PHOSPHOLIPID; VEGETABLE OIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; PUERPERIUM; VISION; BLOOD; BREAST MILK; CHEMISTRY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; MALE; METABOLISM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

ALGAE;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MILK, HUMAN; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 23444448009     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/82.1.125     Document Type: Article

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