Docosahexaenoic acid accumulates in plasma of canine puppies raised on α-linolenic acid-rich milk during suckling but not when Fed α-linolenic acid-rich diets after weaning

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 136, Issue 7, 2006, Pages

  Bauer, John E ^a   Heinemann, Kimberly M ^a   Lees, George E ^a   Waldron, Mark K ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alpha linolenic acid; Canine puppies; Docosahexaenoic acid; Milk

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BIOACCUMULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FAT INTAKE; FEEDING; MILK; NONHUMAN; SUCKLING; WEANING;

EID: 33745643811     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/136.7.2087s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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