The stereospecific triacylglycerol structures and fatty acid profiles of human milk and infant formulas

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 293-299

  Straarup, Ellen Marie ^a   Lauritzen, Lotte ^b   Faerk, Jan ^c   Høy, Carl Erik ^a   Michaelsen, Kim F ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c HOLBÆK HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

ARA, arachidonic acid; DHA, docosahexaenoic acid; FAME, fatty acid methyl esters; Fat; Human milk; Infant formulas; LA, linoleic acid; LCPUFA, long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid; Polyunsaturated fatty acid; Triacylglycerol structure

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACID; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; OLEIC ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPID ANALYSIS; MARKET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; STEREOSPECIFICITY;

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT, NEWBORN; LINOLEIC ACIDS; MILK, HUMAN; OLEIC ACIDS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 33645325393     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mpg.0000214155.51036.4f     Document Type: Article

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