Supplementation of n-3 fatty acids during pregnancy and lactation reduces maternal plasma lipid levels and provides DHA to the infants

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 397-406

  Helland, Ingrid B ^a,d   Saugstad, Ola D ^a   Saarem, Kristin ^b   Van Houwelingen, Adriana C ^c   Nylander, Gro ^d   Drevon, Christian A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b ASA ^*  (Norway)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dietary supplementation; Infants; Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids; Plasma lipids; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

COD LIVER OIL; CORN OIL; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTATION; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL PLASMA; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UMBILICAL CORD;

ADULT; ARACHIDONIC ACID; BREAST FEEDING; COD LIVER OIL; CORN OIL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTATION; LIPIDS; MILK, HUMAN; PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 33747674312     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050600738396     Document Type: Article

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