Total glutamine content in human milk is not influenced by gestational age

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 985-990

  Jochum, Frank ^a,b,d   Colling, Stephanie ^a   Meinardus, Pamela ^c   Alteheld, Birgit ^c   Stehle, Peter ^c   Fusch, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b Evangelisches Waldkrankenhaus Spandau ^*  (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^d University Children's Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Functional food; Gastrointestinal tract; Human milk; Immaturity; Infection; Low birthweight; Necrotizing enterocolitis; Neonate; Nutrition; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

BENZENE DERIVATIVE; BIS(1,1 TRIFLUOROACETOXY)IODOBENZENE; GLUTAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LABOR; LACTATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLUTAMINE; HUMANS; LACTATION; MILK, HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERM BIRTH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33746826852     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250600729100     Document Type: Article

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